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

Driver's Seat and Fare Box on Montgomery City Lines Bus, circa 1954-1960