Credits and Acknowledgements

A project such as the Lincoln Highway: The Main Street Across America in the State of Illinois requires the support and contributions of many people. The project team would like to acknowledge and thank the following people and organizations for sharing their stories, expertise, and guidance.

Project Team
Bob Navarro – Heritage Corridor Destinations, President & CEO
Erica Ruggiero – McGuire Igleski & Associates, Historic Preservation Specialist
London Hainsworth – McGuire Igleski & Associates, Historic Preservation Specialist

Special Collections and Archives
Chicago Tribune Archives
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Digital Collection
DeKalb Daily Chronicle Archives
Digital Public Library of America
Encyclopedia of Chicago
Ferris State University, The Jim Crow Museum Archives
Illinois Digital Archives
Illinois Lincoln Highway Association
Johnson Publishing: Ebony and Jet Magazines
Morrison Historical Society and Heritage Museum
Mythic Mississippi Project
New York Public Library: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Northern Illinois University Digital Library: Regional History Center and Postcard Collection
Sterling Daily Gazette Archives
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
The Henry Ford: Benson Ford Research Center
The University of Michigan Library: Lincoln Highway Digital Image Collection
The University of Michigan Library: Gregory Franzwa Lincoln Highway Papers

Grant Acknowledgement
This project was made possible through generous funding from a Bureau of Planning Grant Award provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). The project team is deeply grateful for IDOT's support and encouragement.