Assembling buses at Pacific Car and Foundry, Renton, Washington, July 13, 1939

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Image of Assembling buses at Pacific Car and Foundry, Renton, Washington, July 13, 1939 — 1983.10.13326.2

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Assembling buses at Pacific Car and Foundry, Renton, Washington, July 13, 1939

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Pacific Car and Foundry Company (later called PACCAR) originally made its name building railroad cars for the logging industry. In 1936, during the Great Depression, the Renton, Washington, firm diversified into buses and trucks. Seattle and many other cities began to replace their trolleys and streetcars with buses powered by electricity or gasoline in the late 1930s, and Pacific Car profited from this change. At this time, the company also began to build buses for school districts and intercity transit.

In this photo, taken in 1939, workmen in the Pacific Car and Foundry Company assemble metal bus bodies.

Webster & Stevens number: 147738

ID Number: 1983.10.13326.2

Date: 1939

Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer

Physical Description: 1 negative : safety film, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.13326.2

Subjects: Transportation, Manufacturing, Labor and Labor Unions