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  • John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection

Moveable plank road through the desert

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Moveable plank road through the desert
PC-001-340A
Old Plank Road through the desert near El Centro, California
circa 1930
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The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, New York
The Old Plank Road was used from 1914 to 1926 to traverse shifting sand dunes in the Sand Hills area (Algodones Dunes) of Imperial County. It was 7 miles long, in sections measuring 8 X 12 feet meant to be movable when necessary over shifting sand. By the time this postcard was published, United States Highway 80 had been paved through the Sand Hills area, supplanting this plank road.
Old Plank Road; Algodones Dunes; Sand Hills; Imperial Valley; Sand dunes; Roads; Plank roads; Deserts
California - Imperial Valley
  • John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection
MS-0008
Barbara Worth Hotel, El Centro, California
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3.5 inches X 5.5 inches
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PC-001-340B
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