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A black and white photograph of an old double-decker bus with 'CHICAGO MOTOR BUS' lettering on its side and the number 1155829 on its rear, driving down a street with two men on its open top deck. A vintage open-top double-decker bus of the Chicago Motor Coach Company, fleet number 1155829, is seen on a city street with passengers on its upper deck. May 9, 1919 · Lake Shore Drive, OH A vintage black-and-white photo of a double-decker bus with 'Chicago Motor Bus Company' lettering on its side and number 1155 on its front, showing passengers on the upper deck and a clear destination sign. A Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 1155, is shown on a summer day, likely in the 1910s or 1920s, with passengers on its open top deck and destination sign reading 'DOWN TOWN 7th Lake Shore Drive'. May 9, 1919 · Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL A vintage black and white photo of a double-decker bus labeled 'Chicago Motor Bus Company' with a 'Soldiers Welcome Sailors' sign on its roof, driving down a city street with passengers visible on the top deck. A Chicago Motor Bus Company double-decker bus from the World War I era, carrying passengers and displaying patriotic 'V for Victory' signs. May 9, 1919 · Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL Black-and-white photo of a vintage Superior motor bus, number 519, with 'ILL. C.C. No. 19' on its side, parked on a city street with snow on the ground. An Illinois Central Coach Company motor bus, number 519, at the 87-Vincennes route terminus in Chicago, likely during the 1930s. 1936 · 77th and Vincennes, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a 1936 Chicago Surface Lines motor bus, number 418, on a cobblestone street, showing its front and side with a '95 95-STATE' route sign and a 1936 Illinois license plate. A 1936 Chicago Surface Lines White motor bus, number 418, parked on a cobblestone street with its route sign reading '95 95-STATE'. 1936 · 77th and Vincennes, Chicago, IL A front view of a red and cream Chicago Surface Lines bus, number 856, with the destination '79-WESTERN' displayed, as passengers board on a crowded street. A Chicago Surface Lines White Motor bus, number 856, on the 79-WESTERN route, surrounded by passengers boarding on a city street. March 1945 · Ford City, Chicago, IL A black and white photo showing three workers washing a white and dark green bus with the number 1183 and 'Chicago Motor Coach Company' lettering inside a large, windowed garage. Workers wash a Chicago Motor Coach Company GMC TDH-5303 bus, number 1183, inside a large garage. 1946 · Diversey and Keeler A black-and-white photo of a Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 114, on route 25 Henson, turning a corner in a city street with pedestrians and 1940s cars nearby. Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus No. 114 in service on route 25 Henson in a downtown street scene. 1946 · Jackson, MI A black and white photograph of a vintage Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 2500, parked on a street with a Wabash freight car and a classic car visible in the background. Chicago Motor Coach Company bus number 2500, a GM New Look, is shown at a street stop with a Wabash freight car in the background, likely in the early 1940s. 1946 · Diversey and Keeler A black and white photo of a Chicago Motor Coach Company bus number 2500, a Flxible New Look model, parked on a street with a tall tower and a freight car in the background. Chicago Motor Coach Company bus number 2500, a Flxible New Look model, posed for a roster shot on a street in Chicago. 1946 · Diversey and Keeler, Chicago, IL A vintage black and white photo of a white-roofed motor bus with the number 346 and destination signs for route 92 on a street with trees and an old car in the background. An Illinois Central Coach Company GMC New Look bus, number 346, is shown on a street, likely in Chicago, with its route signs reading '92 NORTHWEST HWY - CLARK' and 'FOSTER'. 1946 A black and white photo of a double-decker bus on a city street with pedestrians and old buildings. The bus is marked '51 SHERIDAN RD.' and 'ADAMS' with the number 114. A double-decker Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 114, operating on route 51 Sheridan Road in downtown Chicago during the 1940s. 1946 A vintage black and white photo of a Chicago Surface Lines bus, number 4[?]2, driving down a street lined with trees and old cars on a sunny day. A Chicago Surface Lines motor bus, number 4[?]2, travels down a tree-lined street in summer, with 1940s automobiles following behind. 1946 · 3 and 73 Rd St. A black and white photo of a vintage motor bus on a city street with tall buildings in the background. A passenger is boarding, and other cars are visible. A Chicago Surface Lines motor bus, number 1613, on route 41 to Clybourn-Belmont, navigating city streets in winter. 1946 · Orleans and Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL Black and white photograph of a Chicago Surface Lines motor bus, number 1268, stopped at an intersection with pedestrians crossing and a statue of a mounted rider in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines motor bus, number 1268, is seen at an intersection in the late 1940s, with pedestrians crossing and a prominent equestrian statue in the background. 1946 · 51st St, Chicago, IL A black-and-white photo shows a vintage double-decker bus on a wide city street, with pedestrians on the sidewalks and multi-story buildings lining the road. The bus displays route 51 Sheridan Road and destination Adams. A Chicago Surface Lines double-decker bus, number 114, runs on Sheridan Road in Chicago under overcast skies, likely in the late 1930s or 1940s. 1946 · Sheridan and Wilson, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a vintage motor bus on a city street with trolley tracks, surrounded by 1940s cars and two pedestrians on the sidewalk. A Chicago Surface Lines bus, number 3425, travels along a street with embedded trolley tracks, likely on route 31 Cottage Grove, in the late 1940s. 1946 · 31 and Pitney Ct., Chicago, IL A 1940s motor bus from Chicago Surface Lines, fleet number 318, labeled 'Archer Express Cicero-63', is stopped at a bus stop on a sunny day, with American Airlines and Texaco buildings visible in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines bus, number 318 on the Archer Express route to Cicero-63, is shown stopped at a bus stop in 1946 with an airport in the background. 1946 · Cicero and 63rd St., Cicero, IL A black and white photo of a vintage bus on a city street, showing its front and side with the number 871 and 'Chicago Motor Coach Company' lettering. Cars from the 1950s and storefronts line the street. A Chicago Motor Coach Company New Look bus, number 871, on the 33 Austin Blvd. route near the intersection with Roosevelt Road in the early 1950s. 1946 · 33 and Austin A black and white photo of a Chicago Motor Coach Company bus garage filled with numerous buses, with one bus in the foreground showing the destination sign '34 DIVERSEY PULASKI'. A Chicago Motor Coach Company GMC New Look bus, number 1223, is parked in a garage with other buses of the same fleet. 1946 · Deversey and Keeler A vintage black-and-white photo shows a double-decker bus on a city street with trees and a large brick building, alongside several 1930s automobiles. A Chicago Motor Coach Company GMC bus, number 136, on the S 1 Sheridan Road route, parked on a tree-lined street in Glenview, Illinois, in the late 1930s. 1946 · Glenlake A vintage black-and-white photograph of a double-decker bus with the number 212 on a city street, with other buses and cars in the background. A Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 212, on a city street in the 1940s, heading to Michigan Avenue and Garfield Boulevard. 1946 · Monroe, Michigan A vintage black-and-white photo shows a double-decker bus on a wide city street lined with multi-story buildings and period automobiles, with pedestrians walking on the sidewalks. A Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 114, is pictured on a city street, serving route 51 Sheridan Road, circa the late 1930s or 1940s. 1946 · Sheridan and Wilson, Chicago, IL A black-and-white photo of a double-decker bus with 'Chicago Motor Coach Company' and '25 Jackson' on its signs, stopped at an intersection with pedestrians and 1940s cars nearby. A Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 11-4 on route 25 Jackson, is seen on a city street in the early 1950s. 1946 · 26 @ Jackson, MI A black and white photo shows a side view of a white and dark-colored bus with 'CHICAGO MOTOR COACH COMPANY' lettered on its side, driving on a street in winter with bare trees and a tall column monument in the background. A Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 1810, on a winter street with the Logan Square Monument in the background. 1946 · Logan Square, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a 1950s GMC New Look bus with the number 1181 and destination 'UNIVERSITY' on a city street with pedestrians and tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 1181, heading for the University, is captured on a city street in the 1950s. 1946 · Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a Chicago Surface Lines bus numbered 348, with a destination sign reading 'CICERO-63', stopped at a curb with passengers and crew nearby. In the background are an American Airlines terminal and parked airplanes. Chicago Surface Lines bus number 348, on the Cicero-63 route, stands at a stop near an airport in summer 1946, with American Airlines and Texaco signs visible in the background. October 1946 · 63rd and Cicero, Cicero, IL A vintage bus with the destination 'MILWAUKEE 63' and fleet number 2874 is surrounded by pedestrians on a city street, with storefronts and a street sign visible in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines bus, number 2874, on the Milwaukee 63 route, with passengers boarding at a busy street corner. October 1946 · State and Adams, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a vintage Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 577, parked on a city street with a person in a coat nearby. A Chicago Motor Coach Company Flxible bus, number 577, is shown on a city street, likely in the late 1940s or early 1950s, with its 'The Boulevard Route' lettering visible. c. 1947 to 1953 Front three-quarter view of a white CTA bus with fleet number 4308 on a city street, next to a yellow taxi, with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40LF bus, number 4308, running an express route on a city street, with a yellow taxi nearby. April 1947 · Wacker and Clark, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 1787, showing its front and side with route signs and advertisements, parked on a wet street with a house in the background. Chicago Transit Authority bus number 1787, a Flxible New Look, on the 82 Kimball-Foster route in a winter scene. 1948 · Kedzie and Foster, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a CTA bus driving down a street with trolley tracks, past storefronts and parked 1950s cars. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 2371 on route 40 Lincoln-Southport, drives down a tree-lined street in Chicago. 1948 · Lincoln and Southport, Chicago, IL A vintage Chicago Transit Authority motor bus is parked on a street near a gazebo with bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus from the 1960s is posed on a street near a gazebo in winter. 1948 Black and white photo of a CTA bus on a city street with overhead wires, an overpass in the background, and vintage cars. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 3[?]1 on route 79 to North Ave. and Marquette, navigates a street corner under a railroad overpass, with a 1940s automobile blurred in motion nearby. 1948 · Montrose and Cicero, Chicago, IL Rear view of a 1950s CTA bus on a city street with old cars, a Sinclair gas station, and a church steeple in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 2363, travels down a street with embedded trolley tracks on a summer day in the 1950s. 1948 · Southport, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photograph of a Chicago Transit Authority bus from the 1950s on a city street, with embedded trolley tracks, classic cars, and a Sinclair gas station in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 2358, serves the Lakeview-Ashland route on a street with embedded trolley tracks in the mid-1950s. 1948 · Southport and Diversey, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 1165, is parked on a street with bare trees in the background. The destination sign reads '26 Jackson Via Harmon'. Chicago Motor Coach Company bus 1165, a GM New Look, is shown on route 26 Jackson Via Harmon in a winter setting. 1949 · Columbus Park, Chicago, IL A black and white photograph shows a vintage CTA bus at a street corner, with its destination sign reading '7 MONROE-STATE' and the number 1605 on the front bumper. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1605, on the 7 Monroe-State route in downtown Chicago, circa 1960s. 1949 · Monroe and Dearborn, Chicago, IL A black and white photograph of a vintage city bus with the number 1411 on its front, parked on a street with pedestrians walking on the sidewalk and tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines motor bus, number 1411, is shown on a city street, likely in the late 1930s or early 1940s, with pedestrians and parked cars in the background. 1949 · Michigan Washington, MI A vintage motor bus from the 1940s, marked with route 34 Diversey and fleet number 1411, is stopped on a busy Chicago street with pedestrians and period cars nearby. A Chicago Surface Lines bus, number 1411, operates on the 34 Diversey route on a city street in the early 1940s. 1949 · Michigan and Washington, Chicago, IL Front view of a cream and green double-decker bus with the number 145, operated by Marquette Transit Co., passing under a bridge. A Marquette Transit Co. double-decker bus numbered 145 drives under a bridge on a clear autumn day. November 8, 1949 Front view of a vintage green and cream double-decker-style bus under a dark steel railroad bridge, with bare trees and a clear sky. A green and cream Chicago Surface Lines motor bus drives under a railroad overpass on a winter day. November 8, 1949 · 110 and Bell A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus number 2503, a GM New Look model, parked on a cobblestone street with a destination sign reading DU46 KUSTNER. CTA New Look bus 2503, likely from the 1960s, is stopped on a cobblestone street in Chicago with its destination sign reading 'DU46 KUSTNER'. 1950 · Monroe and Dearborn, Chicago, IL A green and cream streetcar with its trolley pole raised stands beside a covered shelter, and a green and cream bus is parked on a dirt lane on the shelter's other side, under a cloudy blue sky. Chicago Transit Authority streetcar 7010 and bus 3077 at the covered transfer shelter, likely at 63rd Place and Narragansett in Chicago. 1950 · 63rd Pl and Narragansett, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus with fleet number 2503, showing its front and side on a paved street with embedded track. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 2503, on a city street in the 1960s. 1950 · Monroe and Dearborn, Chicago, IL A red and green streetcar and a green and cream bus are on a city street with tall buildings, neon signs for 'SPIEGEL' and 'the COTTON shop', and mid-1950s cars. A woman in a coat is crossing the street. A Chicago Transit Authority Birney streetcar and a New Look bus share the street in downtown Chicago, likely on State Street, in the mid-1950s. 1950 · State Madison, Chicago, IL Side view of a vintage white and green Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 582, with advertisements, driving on a tree-lined street. A Chicago Motor Coach Company New Look bus, number 582, operates on the Boulevard Route in a suburban setting on an overcast summer day. 1950 · Columbus and Park, Chicago, IL A vintage motor bus with number 582 and Chicago Motor Coach Company lettering is driving down a tree-lined street. A Chicago Motor Coach Company New Look bus, number 582, in service on The Boulevard Route. 1950 · Columbus Park