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- Ford School Bus, 1930 - Wayne Works built this bus body mounted onto a Ford Model AA-131 chassis. Based in Richmond, Indiana, Wayne Works produced bus bodies for horse-drawn and motorized platforms. The company shifted from wood to more durable steel bodies in the late 1920s. By the 1980s, Wayne Works was struggling with a shrinking bus market. The company declared bankruptcy in 1992.
- 1930
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Ford School Bus, 1930
Wayne Works built this bus body mounted onto a Ford Model AA-131 chassis. Based in Richmond, Indiana, Wayne Works produced bus bodies for horse-drawn and motorized platforms. The company shifted from wood to more durable steel bodies in the late 1920s. By the 1980s, Wayne Works was struggling with a shrinking bus market. The company declared bankruptcy in 1992.
- Mack Model CQ Bus, "Lower Merion School District" School Bus, October 1936 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Sightseeing buses were the company's first products, and school buses were a natural extension of that business. Mack built more than 22,000 school, transit, and intercity buses before ending bus production in 1960.
- October 01, 1936
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Mack Model CQ Bus, "Lower Merion School District" School Bus, October 1936
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Sightseeing buses were the company's first products, and school buses were a natural extension of that business. Mack built more than 22,000 school, transit, and intercity buses before ending bus production in 1960.
- 1927 Blue Bird School Bus - This 1927 Blue Bird is the oldest surviving school bus in America. Albert Luce, Sr., built his first bus in 1925 by mounting a purchased wood body to a Ford truck frame. The body could not withstand the Georgia roads. Luce, convinced he could make a better bus, applied a steel framework under the wood body. His success led him to make school buses full time.
- 1927
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1927 Blue Bird School Bus
This 1927 Blue Bird is the oldest surviving school bus in America. Albert Luce, Sr., built his first bus in 1925 by mounting a purchased wood body to a Ford truck frame. The body could not withstand the Georgia roads. Luce, convinced he could make a better bus, applied a steel framework under the wood body. His success led him to make school buses full time.
- Interior of Ford School Bus, 1932 - Ford Motor Company expanded its commercial lines to combat sagging Depression-era sales. On its truck chassis, the automaker offered everything from police patrol vans and ambulances to garbage trucks and school buses. This photo, taken inside a 1932 Ford school bus, shows how capacity was maximized with seats running along the sides and down the center.
- November 08, 1932
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Interior of Ford School Bus, 1932
Ford Motor Company expanded its commercial lines to combat sagging Depression-era sales. On its truck chassis, the automaker offered everything from police patrol vans and ambulances to garbage trucks and school buses. This photo, taken inside a 1932 Ford school bus, shows how capacity was maximized with seats running along the sides and down the center.
- Hallmark "Disney School Bus Lunchbox Set" Christmas Ornaments, 2001 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2001
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Hallmark "Disney School Bus Lunchbox Set" Christmas Ornaments, 2001
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "School Bus" Christmas Ornament, 2009 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2009
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Hallmark "School Bus" Christmas Ornament, 2009
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Mack Model 43SB School Bus, "Mack Superior All Steel School Bus," May 1939 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Sightseeing buses were the company's first products, and school buses were a natural extension of that business. Mack built more than 22,000 school, transit, and intercity buses before ending bus production in 1960.
- May 01, 1939
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Mack Model 43SB School Bus, "Mack Superior All Steel School Bus," May 1939
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Sightseeing buses were the company's first products, and school buses were a natural extension of that business. Mack built more than 22,000 school, transit, and intercity buses before ending bus production in 1960.
- Mack Model AB Bus, "Green Bus Lines" School Bus, July 1933 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Sightseeing buses were the company's first products, and school buses were a natural extension of that business. Mack built more than 22,000 school, transit, and intercity buses before ending bus production in 1960.
- July 01, 1933
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Mack Model AB Bus, "Green Bus Lines" School Bus, July 1933
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Sightseeing buses were the company's first products, and school buses were a natural extension of that business. Mack built more than 22,000 school, transit, and intercity buses before ending bus production in 1960.
- Ford School Bus Fleet, March 1925 - Ford Motor Company's Model T and TT chassis were popular platforms for school buses. Ford did not build school buses itself during the Model T era. It supplied chassis to outside body builders that manufactured the buses. But school buses were a growing business as rural one-room schoolhouses were consolidated into larger facilities, and motorized student transportation became vital.
- March 01, 1925
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Ford School Bus Fleet, March 1925
Ford Motor Company's Model T and TT chassis were popular platforms for school buses. Ford did not build school buses itself during the Model T era. It supplied chassis to outside body builders that manufactured the buses. But school buses were a growing business as rural one-room schoolhouses were consolidated into larger facilities, and motorized student transportation became vital.
- Mack Model CY Bus, "Board of Education" School Bus, August 1938 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Sightseeing buses were the company's first products, and school buses were a natural extension of that business. Mack built more than 22,000 school, transit, and intercity buses before ending bus production in 1960.
- August 01, 1938
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Mack Model CY Bus, "Board of Education" School Bus, August 1938
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Sightseeing buses were the company's first products, and school buses were a natural extension of that business. Mack built more than 22,000 school, transit, and intercity buses before ending bus production in 1960.