Amon Carter print details

Double Deck Motor Bus, Chicago

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1915

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Halftone print

  • Contributors

    Published by Max Rigot Selling Co.

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    3 9/16 x 5 9/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    u.l. printed: 414.

    u.r. printed: DOUBLE DECK MOTOR BUS, CHICAGO.

    Verso:

    u.l. to u.c. printed: DOUBLE DECK MOTOR BUS \ CHICAGO. \ The motorbusses start at Devon Ave. and \ Sheridan Road and go down-town via Sheridan \ Road. Lincoln Park and Lake Shore Drive, then go \ around the loop via Michigan Ave., jackson Blvd., \ State and Washington Sts. and return to the start- \ ing point. The fare is ten cents and it requires \ about one hour each way to make the trip. The \ best and least expensive method of seeing Chicago.

    c.l. printed [along left edge]: 414 PUBLISHED BY MAX RIGOT SELLING CO., CHICAGO. MADE IN U.S.A.

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.702

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

Tags

Amon Carter Disclaimer

This information is published from the Carter's collection database. Updates and additions based on research and imaging activities are ongoing. The images, titles, and inscriptions are products of their time and are presented here as documentation, not as a reflection of the Carter’s values. If you have corrections or additional information about this object please email us to help us improve our records.

Every effort has been made to accurately determine the rights status of works and their images. Please email us if you have further information on the rights status of a work contrary or in addition to the information in our records.

Related Works