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- Transportation Systems Laboratory Promotional Materials, 1973 - Transportation Systems Laboratory produced this press kit in 1973. The company manufactured electric delivery vans. The vans used a battery pack of 14 six-volt batteries. Like earlier electric vehicles, these vans had a limited range -- 35 miles from a single charge. The U.S. Postal Service tested a number of these vehicles.
- 1973
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Transportation Systems Laboratory Promotional Materials, 1973
Transportation Systems Laboratory produced this press kit in 1973. The company manufactured electric delivery vans. The vans used a battery pack of 14 six-volt batteries. Like earlier electric vehicles, these vans had a limited range -- 35 miles from a single charge. The U.S. Postal Service tested a number of these vehicles.
- Ford Transportation Baseball Team, 1941 -
- 1941
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Ford Transportation Baseball Team, 1941
- Ford Transportation Department Bowling League Champion Team, April 1944 - Employees of Ford Motor Company participated in a variety of organized after-work sports teams and leagues. Baseball, softball, hockey, golf, and bowling were all played at various times. These sporting events provided recreational opportunities for employees at all levels of the company. They also helped build camaraderie among co-workers.
- April 06, 1944
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Ford Transportation Department Bowling League Champion Team, April 1944
Employees of Ford Motor Company participated in a variety of organized after-work sports teams and leagues. Baseball, softball, hockey, golf, and bowling were all played at various times. These sporting events provided recreational opportunities for employees at all levels of the company. They also helped build camaraderie among co-workers.
- Transportation Exhibit at Henry Ford Museum, 1979 - For decades, automobiles in Henry Ford Museum were displayed in tightly packed rows with few labels and little context. That changed in the late 1970s. Uniform labels, color-coded signs and carpets, and more thoughtful displays characterized the transportation exhibit after staff reorganized the museum's Great Hall.
- 1979
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Transportation Exhibit at Henry Ford Museum, 1979
For decades, automobiles in Henry Ford Museum were displayed in tightly packed rows with few labels and little context. That changed in the late 1970s. Uniform labels, color-coded signs and carpets, and more thoughtful displays characterized the transportation exhibit after staff reorganized the museum's Great Hall.
- San Francisco Municipal Railway "MUNI" Token, circa 1995 - This token is good for one fare on the buses, streetcars, and trolleys run by "Muni," San Francisco's public transit agency.
- circa 1995
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San Francisco Municipal Railway "MUNI" Token, circa 1995
This token is good for one fare on the buses, streetcars, and trolleys run by "Muni," San Francisco's public transit agency.
- Transportation Token, Montgomery City Bus Lines, circa 1955 - In the 1950s, this token was good for one fare on buses run by 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.
- circa 1955
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Transportation Token, Montgomery City Bus Lines, circa 1955
In the 1950s, this token was good for one fare on buses run by 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.
- Sticker, "No More Bus Cuts," Transportation Riders United, Detroit, Michigan, circa 2010 - Public transportation funding is often threatened by budget cuts. These stickers were produced by Transportation Riders United, a Detroit transit promotion and advocacy group, to help Detroiters protest possible cuts to city bus routes.
- circa 2010
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Sticker, "No More Bus Cuts," Transportation Riders United, Detroit, Michigan, circa 2010
Public transportation funding is often threatened by budget cuts. These stickers were produced by Transportation Riders United, a Detroit transit promotion and advocacy group, to help Detroiters protest possible cuts to city bus routes.
- Ford Transportation Department Bowling League Champion Team, April 1944 - Employees of Ford Motor Company participated in a variety of organized after-work sports teams and leagues. Baseball, softball, hockey, golf, and bowling were all played at various times. These sporting events provided recreational opportunities for employees at all levels of the company. They also helped build camaraderie among co-workers.
- April 06, 1944
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Ford Transportation Department Bowling League Champion Team, April 1944
Employees of Ford Motor Company participated in a variety of organized after-work sports teams and leagues. Baseball, softball, hockey, golf, and bowling were all played at various times. These sporting events provided recreational opportunities for employees at all levels of the company. They also helped build camaraderie among co-workers.
- Broadside, Transportation on the Erie Canal Merchants Line, 1832 - The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canals in the United States, opening up new territories to settlement and commerce. The Erie Canal, connecting Albany to Buffalo, began in 1817 and was completed in 1825. This broadside, printed July 1, 1832, advertised the "Merchants Line" of boats, a daily line that transported freight and passengers.
- July 01, 1832
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Broadside, Transportation on the Erie Canal Merchants Line, 1832
The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canals in the United States, opening up new territories to settlement and commerce. The Erie Canal, connecting Albany to Buffalo, began in 1817 and was completed in 1825. This broadside, printed July 1, 1832, advertised the "Merchants Line" of boats, a daily line that transported freight and passengers.
- MBTA "The T" Token, circa 2002 - This token let passengers ride "the T," the Boston area subway system, operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- circa 2002
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MBTA "The T" Token, circa 2002
This token let passengers ride "the T," the Boston area subway system, operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.