Seattle Transit System Bus 515, Seattle, Washington, circa 1940

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US WaBuPNRA D0063-010-014-012-WWASMR-Bus-0515

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Seattle Transit System Bus 515, Seattle, Washington, circa 1940

Date(s)

  • circa 1940 (Creation)

Extent

1 photograph

Name of creator

(1887-1951)

Biographical history

James A. Turner was a streetcar conductor in the Ballard and Fremont neighborhoods of Seattle, Washington and often photographed people and sites along his routes and railroad subjects in the Seattle area. James Turner married Kathryn Raymond on September 3, 1927.

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Scope and content

Seattle Transit System Bus 515, Seattle, Washington, circa 1940. Interior view with passengers of 515 in service. A Yellow Coach 1940 model with 40 seats, Model 740. Photo by James A. Turner. Other subject classes: Buses

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  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

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Custodial history

Ownership of Other Railroads subjects resides in the the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by Walter W. Ainsworth. Accrual W2013-44 received October 15, 2013.

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Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013

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Description prepared by M. Bergman

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