getting across country in 1909 was not easy, or for the weak

Crossing Colorado with the Glidden Tour.... AAA was there to certify, if I recall correctly

http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A155331

http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A189082

Simple crude but effective bridges