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A black and white photograph of a street scene with a CTA PCC streetcar, a bus, a C&NW truck, and a Pontiac car, surrounded by people on a sunny day. A Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcar and a bus share a street with a Chicago and North Western maintenance truck and a 1950s Pontiac, surrounded by onlookers near a Standard Oil station in the late 1950s. April 1960 · Central Park and Belmont, Chicago, IL Side view of a white Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 1621, showing an AIDS awareness ad on its side, parked on a wet street under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1621, is parked on a street on an overcast winter day, displaying an early 1990s AIDS prevention advertisement. July 1960 · Armstrong Near Elston, Chicago, IL Black and white photo of two white Chicago Transit Authority buses on a city street under an elevated train track, with pedestrians and storefronts nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5268 on route 56 Milwaukee-Central, navigates a street under an elevated structure in Logan Square, with a second bus, number 5214, visible behind it. October 18, 1960 · Logan and Square, Chicago, IL A black and white nighttime photograph of a CTA bus numbered 5288 with destination sign reading 'MILWAUKEE LIMITED MILWAUKEE - DEVON', as passengers board from a sidewalk. A Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 5288 at a stop on the Milwaukee Limited route, with passengers boarding at night. December 5, 1960 · Logan Square, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a 1960s-era CTA bus driving down a snow-covered street lined with parked cars and bare trees. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1216, runs route 76 Diversey-Harlem on a snowy city street in the 1960s. c. 1961 to 1970 Two green and cream buses from the Chicago Transit Authority are on a multi-lane road, with the distinctive circular Marina City towers visible behind them under a clear sky. Two Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses drive on a city street with the newly completed Marina City towers in the background. 1961 · State and Wacker, Chicago, IL Two green and white Chicago Transit Authority buses from the 1940s or 1950s, numbered 2700, driving down a tree-lined street in winter, with snow on the ground. Two Chicago Transit Authority Flxible motor buses, number 2700, running on route 79-Western in a winter street scene. 1961 · 79th and Brandon, IL A light green and dark green streetcar with a trolley pole runs along a street beneath overhead wires, with gas holders, a Tacos Burritos sign and a house with Christmas decorations behind it. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC streetcar 3163 on the P line, signed for East First Street, likely in Los Angeles around 1958 to 1963. 1961 · First Nr Center, Los Angeles, CA A light green streetcar with a dark window band and cream roof turns through an intersection under a web of overhead wires, with palm trees, a traffic signal and parked cars around it. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC streetcar 3087 rounds a curve at 7th Street, likely at Boyle Avenue in Los Angeles, in the early 1960s. 1961 · Boyle and 7th St., Los Angeles, CA A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1612, painted in cream and green livery, is stopped on a city street under an overcast sky with bare trees, with a Standard gas station sign in the background. Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus number 1612, likely photographed in the 1960s, operating on route 6 to Lake-Austin on a winter day. 1961 Nighttime street scene with a CTA bus on State Street in Chicago, surrounded by holiday lights, pedestrians, and other traffic. A CTA Flxible New Look bus, number 5968, on route 36 119 MORGAN, navigates a festively lit State Street at night in the mid-1960s. 1961 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A vintage city bus at night, with its destination sign reading 16-Cicero and fleet number 3605 visible on the side and front. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3605, is shown at night on the 16-Cicero route. 1961 · 16th and Cicero, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream CTA bus, number 2505, is shown from a front three-quarter view on a city street, with a large brick building labeled 'Cadillac Glass Co.' in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 2505, on the 21 McCormick Place route, parked in front of the Cadillac Glass Co. building in Chicago. 1961 · Cermak and Peoria, Chicago, IL A vintage motor bus with a cream top and dark lower body, displaying route 21 to McCormick Place, is shown on a city street in front of a large brick building with 'Cadillac Glass Co.' painted on its side. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 2505, on route 21 to McCormick Place, photographed on a sunny day in front of a Cadillac Glass Co. building in Chicago. 1961 · Cermak and Peoria, Chicago, IL A cream and dark green CTA bus with the number 1612 on its front and rear, showing the destination '6 LAKE-AUSTIN' on its sign, driving down a street with a Standard Oil sign and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1612, on route 6 Lake-Austin, captured on a winter day in the 1960s. 1961 · Lake and Central, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a CTA bus numbered 137 on a city street, with passengers boarding. The Chicago Water Tower and a tall building are visible behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 137, picks up passengers at a downtown bus stop with the Chicago Water Tower in the background. 1961 · Chicago, IL A three-quarter front view of a vintage Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 0103, painted green and silver, with a destination sign reading '21 MC CORMICK PLACE' and a side sign reading 'CERMAK'. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 0103, in its green and silver livery, marked for the 21 Cermak route to McCormick Place. 1961 · 77th and Vincennes, Chicago, IL A nighttime street scene showing a line of Chicago Transit Authority buses on a busy, illuminated downtown street with Christmas decorations and pedestrians on the sidewalks. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 5968, lines up on a decorated downtown street at night, likely during the winter holiday season of the 1960s. 1961 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A vintage CTA bus with the number 3662 on its front, parked on a street with wet pavement in winter, with a car wash and bare trees visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look motor bus, number 3662, displaying route 82 to Lawndale, is parked on a wet street in winter, with bare trees and a car wash in the background. 1961 · Devon and Kedzie, Chicago, IL Front view of a vintage white and dark-colored bus with route 90 Grand-Harlem Center on its sign, driving on a city street next to a large brick building under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, numbered 1743, operates on route 90 Grand-Harlem Center along a street lined with a brick building. 1961 · 90 and Harlem, Chicago, IL A black-and-white night scene of a city street with several buses, including a lead bus numbered 5968, surrounded by holiday lights and storefronts with people on the sidewalks. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5968 on route 36 to Illi-Morgan, travels down a festive, illuminated State Street at night. 1961 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A vintage black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus on a city street, with a Ben-Bey sign on a building and other buses in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 5009, on route 62 Devon-Redz in Logan Square, with other buses and a Ben-Bey storefront visible. 1961 · Logan Square, Chicago, IL A red and green interurban car with the number 747 and a sign reading 'Skokie Valley Route Chicago-Limited' is stopped on a snow-covered track with overhead wires and utility poles in the background. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit interurban car, number 747, on the Skokie Valley Route in a snowy setting. 1961 · Kenosha, WI A black and orange Indiana Harbor Belt diesel locomotive, number 3802, pulls a freight train with Southern Pacific and ACF Industries cars on a snowy day. An Indiana Harbor Belt GP38-2 locomotive, number 3802, leads a freight train through a snowy landscape, with Southern Pacific and ACF Industries freight cars in tow. January 1961 · Park and Lincoln, Dolton, IL A green and cream CTA trolleybus numbered 9355 on route 85 Central-Harrison travels down a sunny, snow-dusted street lined with storefronts and power lines. Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus 9355 on route 85 Central-Harrison in winter, with overhead wires and a storefront sign for 'Cokes THE PEAK OF ALL Candies' visible. February 1961 · Belmont and Central, Chicago, IL A white city bus with the number 8713 and 'METRO Transit' on its side, driving down a street with a yellow taxicab in the foreground and a large building in the background. A white Metropolitan Transit Authority bus, number 8713, in Oklahoma City, displaying advertisements for 'Ken Boyer Bail Bonds' and 'Project Exile' while driving on a city street. February 1961 · Oklahoma City, OK A green and cream CTA trolleybus, number 9763, is parked on a snowy street with overhead wires, near a 1950s car and apartment buildings. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9763, on route 65 Milwaukee-Halsted in winter, with snow and slush on the street. February 1961 · Octavia and Belmont, Chicago, IL Front three-quarter view of a green and cream CTA trolleybus, number 9355, on route 85 Central-Harrison, with overhead wires and storefronts in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9355, on route 85 Central-Harrison, navigating a city street on a clear winter day. February 1961 · Central and Belmont, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus numbered 9763 is parked on a wet, snowy street under overhead wires, with apartment buildings and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look trolleybus, number 9763, on the Belmont-Halsted route in winter, with snow on the ground and bare trees in the background. February 1961 · Belmont and Octavia, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9763, on route 11 Belmont-Halsted, is parked on a snow-covered street with bare trees and apartment buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look trolleybus, number 9763 on route 11 Belmont-Halsted, is stopped on a snowy street in the 1960s. February 1961 · Belmont and Octavia, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9355 and route 85 Central-Harrison is stopped on a street, with several vintage cars around it and bare trees in the background. Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus 9355 on route 85 Central-Harrison, surrounded by 1950s automobiles on a winter day. March 1961 · Central and Fullerton, Chicago, IL A yellow and black self-propelled railcar with 'SRS 137' on the front and 'Sperry Rail Service' on the side, sitting on tracks next to a paved road with a red brick sidewalk, under a cloudy sky. A Sperry Rail Service Budd RDC, numbered 137, is shown on a railroad main line in a three-quarter front view under overcast skies. March 1961 · Green and Kirk, Bensenville, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9355 and destination sign reading '85 CENTRAL-HARRISON' is on a city street lined with vintage cars and bare trees, with a 'Henry's Hamburgers' sign visible on the left. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9355, on route 85 to Central-Harrison, shares the street with vintage automobiles near the intersection of Central and Fullerton Avenue in the early 1960s. March 1961 · Central and Fullerton, Chicago, IL A vintage CTA bus numbered 2503 is parked on a city street, displaying a route sign for '58 25 LARAMIE' and an ad for 'Magikist' dry cleaners, with 1950s cars in the background. CTA bus 2503, a Flxible model, is shown at a street corner in Chicago with its destination sign reading '58 25 LARAMIE' and a 'Magikist' advertisement on the front. April 29, 1961 · 25th and Laramie, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3593, is turning at a downtown intersection with pedestrians and classic cars nearby, under a clear blue sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3593, on route 60 to Kenton, turns at an intersection in downtown Chicago on a sunny spring day. April 29, 1961 · Monroe and Dearborn, Chicago, IL A vintage city bus, number 2508, is shown driving down a city street with storefronts and parked cars on either side under a clear sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 2508, operates on route 58 Ogden-Downtown at the intersection of Ogden and Cermak in the early 1960s. April 29, 1961 · Ogden and Cermak, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream bus with the number 2503 on its front is parked on a city street, with a 1950s station wagon visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number 2503, on the 58 Laramie route, stopped on a city street in the early 1960s. April 29, 1961 · 25th and Laramie, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus numbered 3639 is driving down a city street on an overcast day, with a vintage car parked across the street. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3639, on a street in Chicago, likely at the Cermak and Harlem intersection, in the 1960s. May 1961 · Cermak and Harlem, Chicago, IL Front three-quarter view of a green and cream CTA bus number 3621 on a city street, with a sign for 'Par-A-Dise Klub' in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3621, operates on Route 18-Prairie in May 1961, passing a 'Par-A-Dise Klub' sign. May 1961 · Halsted 81 A green and cream CTA bus with the number 129 and route 58 Ogden-Downtown on its front sign, driving down a wide street with a large building in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 129, on route 58 Ogden-Downtown, captured in action on a city street. May 1961 · Ogden and Damen, Chicago, IL Three Union Pacific diesel locomotives in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky, with green bushes in the foreground. Union Pacific locomotives, including GP38-2s 602 and 1739 and SD40-2 9343, are seen in a rail yard. June 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of several yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotives, including number 1394, parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives 1394 and 2965 are pictured in side view at a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, in the distinctive Armour yellow and red livery. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 699, parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 699, in yellow, red, and gray livery, is shown in a yard. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 2956 and 5946, are parked side by side on railroad tracks in a yard on an overcast day. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 2956, is shown in side profile with another GP9, number 5946, behind it, both in the classic yellow and gray livery. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 172 and 517, in yellow and red livery, standing on tracks in a yard with a boxcar in the background. Two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 172 and 517, are shown in a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. August 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a cream-colored North Shore Line Master Unit interurban car, number 2219, on tracks surrounded by overgrown vegetation and overhead wires. A North Shore Line Master Unit interurban car, number 2219, rests on a private right-of-way, flanked by other cars in a yard setting. August 31, 1961 · Highwood, IL An elevated view of a green and red electric train on a steel viaduct in a city, with 1950s cars on the street below. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee electric multiple-unit train, car 716 leading, travels on its elevated structure in Chicago on a clear day. September 5, 1961 · State and 8th, Chicago, IL An elevated black and white photograph shows two Chicago Transit Authority buses on a wide city street next to a park with a tall monument, surrounded by 1960s cars and pedestrians. Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, including number 2013, navigate a busy intersection near Logan Square park in the 1960s. 1962 · Logan Square, Chicago, IL