Montgomery City Bus Lines Office, Montgomery, Alabama, 1954-1960
THF123767 / Montgomery City Bus Lines Office, Montgomery, Alabama, 1954-1960
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Artifact Overview
This photograph shows an office of the Montgomery (Alabama) City Bus Lines. The company became well known in 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man despite existing segregation laws. Her arrest led to a city-wide bus boycott by the African-American community that ended up lasting 381 days.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1954-1960
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2002.79.9
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: 3.5 in
Width: 5 in
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