A view of the Pennsylvania Turnpike at an overpass from July 1942. - Arthur Rothstein/Wikimedia Commons At the turn of the 20th century, automobiles were forced to share the "roads" with what was ...

The 1800s were a century of incredible transformation for America but not all of it was pretty. These 34 photographs capture a nation growing up fast, from the early days of our democracy to the dawn ...

At the turn of the 20th century, automobiles were forced to share the "roads" with what was still the primary mode of transportation for most people. In 1902, 23,000 cars were operating within the ...