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Bus which was bought to transport workmen to the construction work at the naval air training base. Corpus Christi, Texas

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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Farm Security Administration Photographs

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Title
Bus which was bought to transport workmen to the construction work at the naval air training base. Corpus Christi, Texas
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Lee, Russell

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1940-12
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 038304-D
Topics
Texas -- Corpus Christi
Texas -- Nueces County
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Caption continues: ... Notice that there is no license on the bus. The bus company was advised that twenty-five buses would be required to transport workmen but have had to put less than half of the special buses in operation. Fare to the base is ten cents and the city bus company claims that it is losing money because the shifts are so changed that the buses go out full and return empty.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 64840
TMS Object Number: 038304-D
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5e1f32d0-7018-0137-d2ee-0d59831ac7d2
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1940: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Bus which was bought to transport workmen to the construction work at the naval air training base. Corpus Christi, Texas" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f63af80-701b-0137-ba76-39185dd2f0c1

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Bus which was bought to transport workmen to the construction work at the naval air training base. Corpus Christi, Texas" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f63af80-701b-0137-ba76-39185dd2f0c1

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Bus which was bought to transport workmen to the construction work at the naval air training base. Corpus Christi, Texas Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f63af80-701b-0137-ba76-39185dd2f0c1

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Bus which was bought to transport workmen to the construction work at the naval air training base. Corpus Christi, Texas