The Transportation Library has acquired Chicago-Lake Geneva: A 100-year Road Trip, published by the Chicago Map Society and the Newberry Library. Here is an description of the book from the back cover:
Before in-car GPS devices, before highway numbers, even before road atlases, there were "photo-auto guides." A century ago, early motorists used these to make cross-country trips by taking the right turn at the yellow farmhouse, or the uphill fork near the big oak.
This book reproduces a 1905 guide used to navigate from Chicago to Lake Geneva and Beloit, with photos of the same scenes a century later. It shows a Chicago region that has been transformed--and even more remarkable, a few scenes that have remained unchanged. The original maps and modern maps help you carefully retrace the route. Whether you want to journey from Chicago to Lake Geneva, or just travel through time, you'll enjoy the trip.