Image Credit: Federal Writers' Project. New Orleans City Guide, 1938, p. 286. From the Internet Archive.
Beyond the Green Book, you can learn more about the cities, states, and regions along your travel route by consulting guidebooks. During the late 1930s and early 1940s, the Federal Writers' Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, published volumes in the American Guide series, which was envisioned as a vast encyclopedia and tourist guide of the US. Additionally, automobile clubs and individual travelers have published guides for tourists and fellow travelers.
New Orleans City Guide by 
Motoring to Southern California by 
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