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- Helen M. Schultz Brewer, Owner of Red Ball Bus Company, Iowa, circa 1924 - Helen M. Schultz started the Red Ball Transportation Company in 1922 with buses running from Waterloo to Des Moines, Iowa. Schultz met many challenges while establishing her business, including competition from rival bus lines and the railroad, government regulations, and poor highway conditions. She sold Red Ball to the Jefferson Highway Transportation Company in 1930.
- circa 1924
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Helen M. Schultz Brewer, Owner of Red Ball Bus Company, Iowa, circa 1924
Helen M. Schultz started the Red Ball Transportation Company in 1922 with buses running from Waterloo to Des Moines, Iowa. Schultz met many challenges while establishing her business, including competition from rival bus lines and the railroad, government regulations, and poor highway conditions. She sold Red Ball to the Jefferson Highway Transportation Company in 1930.
- Coin Changer Used on Montgomery City Bus Lines, circa 1955 - This coin (money) changer was used in the 1950s by a driver for 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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Coin Changer Used on Montgomery City Bus Lines, circa 1955
This coin (money) changer was used in the 1950s by a driver for 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.
- Entrance to Montgomery City Bus Lines Office, Montgomery, Alabama, 1954 -
- July 24, 1954
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Entrance to Montgomery City Bus Lines Office, Montgomery, Alabama, 1954
- Office and Bus Bays at Montgomery City Bus Lines, Montgomery, Alabama, 1954 -
- August 02, 1954
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Office and Bus Bays at Montgomery City Bus Lines, Montgomery, Alabama, 1954
- Menu, "Greyhound Post House Restaurant Welcomes You," Omaha, Nebraska, 1955 - Many long-distance bus companies operated special restaurants to service their travelers. This 1955 menu from the Greyhound line explains that Greyhound's post houses were established to guarantee quality food and sanitary conditions for their travelers. In the days of stagecoach travel, post houses were stops along the way where travelers could rest, eat, and possibly even secure lodgings.
- 1955
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Menu, "Greyhound Post House Restaurant Welcomes You," Omaha, Nebraska, 1955
Many long-distance bus companies operated special restaurants to service their travelers. This 1955 menu from the Greyhound line explains that Greyhound's post houses were established to guarantee quality food and sanitary conditions for their travelers. In the days of stagecoach travel, post houses were stops along the way where travelers could rest, eat, and possibly even secure lodgings.
- Ticket Punch Used on Montgomery City Bus Lines, circa 1955 - This ticket punch was used in the 1950s by a driver for 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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Ticket Punch Used on Montgomery City Bus Lines, circa 1955
This ticket punch was used in the 1950s by a driver for 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.
- Bus Parking Lot at Montgomery Bus Lines, Montgomery, Alabama, 1956 -
- January 01, 1956
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Bus Parking Lot at Montgomery Bus Lines, Montgomery, Alabama, 1956
- Montgomery City Bus Lines Office, Montgomery, Alabama, 1954-1960 - 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.
- 1954-1960
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Montgomery City Bus Lines Office, Montgomery, Alabama, 1954-1960
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.
- Scrapbook by Mary Cummings about Montgomery City Bus Lines, 1955-2001 -
- 1955-2001
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Scrapbook by Mary Cummings about Montgomery City Bus Lines, 1955-2001
- Greyhound Tour Bus with Visitors at the Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1933-1934 - Greyhound had the transportation contract for the 1933-1934 Chicago's World's Fair. Sixty of these futuristic buses, designed by the famous industrial designer James J. St. Croix, and built by General Motors, transported fairgoers to the displays and attractions.
- 1933-1934
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Greyhound Tour Bus with Visitors at the Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1933-1934
Greyhound had the transportation contract for the 1933-1934 Chicago's World's Fair. Sixty of these futuristic buses, designed by the famous industrial designer James J. St. Croix, and built by General Motors, transported fairgoers to the displays and attractions.