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TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION "1000 and One"
GROUP 128 (Continued) Air
Winging West (2) Several of the prominent transAtlantic flyers, including Cole and Ruth Elder. (109)
With Com. Byrd, U. S. N. in America's Polar Triumph (3) Official record of first flight over the North Pole from Spitzbergen. (109)
With Cobham to the Cape (7) Flight of England's famous aviator, Sir Alan Cobham, from London to Cape Town ; pictures of Africa. (3, 67)
The Story of the Airship (1) Beginning of American balloon-making and flying; development of small "blimps." (#63)
(See also Groups 25, 37, 43, 61, 133)
Automobiles
(See Automotive Machinery — Group 70)
GROUP 129 Roads and Road Building
Asphalt Blocks (1) Making of asphalt blocks and their use in road construction. ■ (#170)
The Bates Road Test (1) Story of one of most important road tests in highway history. (150)
Building Forest Roads (1) Men and machinery at work in the national forests. (150)
Fighting Snow (3) Methods used by Minnesota Highway Dept. in keeping highways open in winter. (#122)
Impact of Traffic on Roads (1) Tests made to determine effect on highways of pounding tendencies of motor-vehicle wheels. (150)
Improving Improved Roads (1) Highlights in construction of concrete shoulders to revitalize old macadam roads. (136)
The Master Road Builder (2) Industrial tractors operating road graders, ditchers and scarifiers. (33, 76, 170)
Mixed Asphalt Pavements (1) Methods of constructing modern asphalt highways for heavy traffic. (#170, 150)
A Parable of Paving (1) How money is saved by utilizing existing worn pavements as foundation for new surfaces. (#170)
Roads for All America (6) Visit of U. S. delegation to first Pan American Road Congress, Buenos Aires. (150)
Roads in Our National Parks (1) Service performed in constructing modern highways in our national parks. (150)
A Road Out of Rock (1) Details of construction of road through Glacier National Park. (150)
The Road to Happiness (3) Promoting good roads through rural districts. (57)
Rocky Mountain Park Roads (1) Construction of new road into Colorado's famous national park. (150)
Snow and Ice Removal (1) How Maryland's roads are kept open for traffic during heavy snows in western part of state. (136)
Yosemite's New Roads (1) Cooperation between Bureau of Public Roads and National Park Service. (150) (See also Groups 25, 34, 37, 49, 54, 58, 78)
GROUP 130 Railroads
An Electrified Travelogue (2) How people formerly travelled ; then electrification of railroads, how engines are built, etc. (163)
The Fair of the Iron Horse (2) Evolution of transportation from days of Indians and pack horses to first railway. (*33)
The King of the Rails (3) Evolution of transportation from primitive to modern times; electric locomotive operating in Rockies. (#61)
The Pageant of Progress (2) Opening of west to railroad transportation and founding of first transcontinental railroad. (#128)
A Pullman Travelogue (3 or 4) Brief history of travel and suggestions regarding "the right way to travel." (128)
Railroads in United States History (1) Growth of our great railway systems and their economic significance. (#131)
Railroad Builders (1) Various steps in construction of new railroad through Texas Panhandle. (170)
(See also Groups 25, 40, 44, 74)