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Seattle trolley coach brochure, 1940
Order an ImageIn 1940, the Transportation Commission of the City of Seattle (now King County Metro) debuted Seattle's trolley bus system, which in 2018 is the second largest in the country. This leaflet announces the new trolley coaches added to Seattle's public transportation system, billed as "America's Most Modern Method of Urban Transportation."
Caption information source: "Metro: Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle," by Kit Oldham, HistoryLink.org Essay 7813.
Caption information source: "Metro: Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle," by Kit Oldham, HistoryLink.org Essay 7813.
ID Number: 2018.3.3.27
Date: 1940
Creator(s):
Transportation Commission of the City of Seattle, Publisher
Physical Description: 1 folded leaflet ; 6 x 3.25 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, 2018.3.3.27
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects:
Transportation
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