The World in 1913

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The 1913 opening of the Lincoln Highway

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In 1913, the mindset of America and the world was dramatically changing. No longer were people confined to just the town that they lived in. The introduction of the Lincoln Highway provided the first transcontinental roadway that enabled wealthy drivers to travel wherever they liked. The Panama Canal, the exploration of the South Pole, and the re-opening of Grand Central Station all proved that the horizons of Americans were ever expanding. Although the general public was now willing to roam around the world, absolute personal freedom that was accessible to all classes of society still did not yet exist. 

South Pole is reached

Final construction begins on the Panama Canal

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Outside of Grand Central Station