The hotly awaited Route 66 stamps that commemorate the highway's centennial this year officially went on sale Tuesday. Here is the U.S. Postal Service's video introducing the stamps: You can buy them at U.S. post offices. Or you can order a sheet of 16 stamps for $12.48 here and have them delivered. The stamps feature … Continue reading Route 66 stamps go on sale at U.S. post offices
Category: Photographs
Images from Route 66 featured on today’s Google Doodle
Anyone who visited the Google homepage today saw a series of images that included a Route 66 shield. The Google Doodle celebrates Route 66's centennial. One hundred years ago today, highway officials in Springfield, Missouri, sent a telegram to federal officials, stating No. 66 would be acceptable to designate their Chicago-to-Los Angeles highway. In a post, … Continue reading Images from Route 66 featured on today’s Google Doodle
Route 66 photographer David Schwartz’s work to be featured at gallery in Springfield, Illinois
Visit Springfield and The Pharmacy Gallery and Art Space in Springfield, Illinois, announced the addition of "The Road That Takes You" exhibition by David Schwartz, the photographer behind this year's forthcoming Route 66 centennial stamps by the U.S. Postal Service. A ribbon cutting and grand opening is planned for Friday, March 27, at 3 p.m. … Continue reading Route 66 photographer David Schwartz’s work to be featured at gallery in Springfield, Illinois
Ideastream Public Media features Route 66 photographer David Schwartz
Ideastream Public Media recently published and uploaded a story about Ohio photographer David Schwartz, whose images will be featured in forthcoming U.S. postage stamps about Route 66's centennial. Here's the seven-minute video documentary: https://youtu.be/gAJf50T5NM8?si=tal3xL3A8UiRq-G4 Schwartz said he's made over 40 trips on Route 66 over the past two decades to document the highway. In the … Continue reading Ideastream Public Media features Route 66 photographer David Schwartz
University of Tulsa exhibition displays work of Afton photography studio
The University of Tulsa is hosting an exhibition, “Faces of the Mother Road: The Last Portraits of S.J. Tyler,” at 101 Archer for two months as part of the start of Route 66's centennial before it goes out on the road. The show features images from Sydney Joseph Tyler’s Photography Studio in Afton, Oklahoma, which … Continue reading University of Tulsa exhibition displays work of Afton photography studio
“Rediscovering Route 66 – One Miniature Mile at a Time” named an official centennial initiative
In celebration of the approaching centennial of the Mother Road, “Rediscovering Route 66 – One Miniature Mile at a Time,” by teen photographer Anthony Schmidt, has been designated an official Route 66 Centennial Project. The designation recognizes the project’s commitment to celebrating, preserving and reimagining the legacy of Route 66 as it enters its second century. … Continue reading “Rediscovering Route 66 – One Miniature Mile at a Time” named an official centennial initiative
Route 66 postage stamps, all shot by David Schwartz, coming in 2026
The U.S. Postal Service recently announced that the 2026 Route 66 Centennial Stamp Collection will be released next year, and all the images were taken by longtime Mother Road photographer David Schwartz. Schwartz said in a social media post that he'd known the USPS would print Route 66 stamps for about 18 months. It’s hard … Continue reading Route 66 postage stamps, all shot by David Schwartz, coming in 2026
Route 66 photographer David Schwartz to hold exhibition in Wilmington next month
Photographer and storyteller David J. Schwartz will premiere his new Route 66 exhibition, "Roadwork Ahead: The Exhibition – A Future for the Mother Road," at the Art On 66 Gallery in Wilmington, Illinois. The show opens with a public reception on Oct. 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and will remain on view through … Continue reading Route 66 photographer David Schwartz to hold exhibition in Wilmington next month
Book review: “Route 66 Roadscapes: Stories Through the Lens”
In a lot of ways, you can describe this book as "the road less traveled." Nashville-based photographer Jay Farrell's "Route 66 Roadscapes: Stores Through the Lens" (224 pages, hardback, color images), generally avoids the nostalgia that permeates much of old U.S. 66, although a few familiar landmarks occasionally appear. Instead, many of the images in … Continue reading Book review: “Route 66 Roadscapes: Stories Through the Lens”
Flagstaff art center hosting Route 66 photo work of Edward Keating, Wes Pope
The Cononino Center for the Arts in Flagstaff, Arizona, is hosting through late September the Route 66-related works of pinhole cameraman Wes Pope and late Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Edward Keating. The "Route 66: Alternative Perspectives" exhibition displays "a decidedly non-nostalgic and creatively interpretive photo-documentary of life along the Mother Road," the center stated. The Main … Continue reading Flagstaff art center hosting Route 66 photo work of Edward Keating, Wes Pope