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Historic Route 66 - Street Vendors

Historic Route 66 - Street Vendors

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Original Caption: Street vendors on the Santa Fe Plaza keep cool under shaded tents while they sell their wares.

Location: Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico (35.686° N 105.958° W)

Status: Public domain. Photo by Dennis Adams
Digital Photographs Relating to America's Byways

U.S. Route 66 (US 66 or Route 66), also known as the Will Rogers Highway and colloquially known as the Main Street of America or the Mother Road, was one of the original highways within the U.S. Highway System. US 66 was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in America, originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before ending at Santa Monica, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km). It was recognized in popular culture by both the hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and the Route 66 television show in the 1960s.

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1995 - 2013
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The U.S. National Archives
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