Driver's Seat and Fare Box on Montgomery City Lines Bus, circa 1954-1960
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Artifact Overview
This late-1950s photograph shows the driver's seat and coin box on the Montgomery (Alabama) City Bus Lines. While riding a Montgomery bus in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man, leading to a widespread bus boycott by African Americans.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1954-1960
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2002.79.12
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mary N. Cummings and Charles L. Cummings
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 3.5 in
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