Scope and Contents This box contains a collection of 49 postcards drawn by Route 66 artist Robert Waldmire in the 1990s and 2000s. Twenty cards are from the "Old Route 66 Scenes" series (unnumbered) and three are from the "Mustangs on 66" series. Thirteen are from the "Old Route 66 Scenes" series (numbered) with nos. 8-9, 16, 25, 28-30, 39-42, 57, and 90 in this collection. Thirteen other cards by Waldmire are Route 66 cards, some in color, but not in any series. The geographical coverage of the scenes...

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4" x 8.75" x 2.5" paving brick from the "Red Brick Road" north of Auburn, Illinois. This brick was retrieved several years ago by Ron Peddicord after it had been gouged out by a snow plow near the south bridge of this 1.5-mile stretch of Route 66.

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12 fl. oz. glass bottle of "Route 66 Root Beer" with plain bottle cap. Bottled by Route 66 Soda & Bottling, Indian Head Park, IL.

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Souvenir aluminum license plate with "U.S. Route 66 Will Always Mean Going Somewhere" printed on the face of the plate.

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Souvenir of Litchfield, Illinois Route 66 hand fan.

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8.5" x 15" Illinois U.S. Route 66 hand fan possibly produced by Illinois Bureau of Tourism for the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival.

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Collection of five bumper stickers including a 1992 collectible "Go for Cozy Dogs" bumper sticker with artwork by Robert Waldmire.

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Dixie Trucker's Home Gift Shop paper sack containing 2 window stickers, a Route 66 Association of Illinois button, and a "Cruise Route 66--Litchfield, IL" coaster.

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Protective cover wrap from Arizona Highways magazine with artwork by Duane Bryers.

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12" x 18" poster advertising the 11th annual International Route 66 Mother Road Festival to be held in Springfield, Illinois, on September 21-23, 2012.