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These photos are available thanks to Art Peterson. He is the curator of the Krambles-Peterson Archive which contains a wealth of historical photos from Chicago transit. Art has generously allowed us to share some of the photos from the archive. When available, he has also provided dates, locations, photographers, and background information on the photos. Thanks so much Art!!

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Motor Buses - Part 16


----- #500-#600 - GMC - 1948 -----




KP2581 - #535 and #1167 at the head of a couple lines of Chartered buses at State & 11th. These brought people downtown for the Clean-Up Parade - 05/12/1962




KP2582 - #543 Southbound on the Outer Drive near North Avenue - 06/06/1954




KP2583 - #565 in one of many special paint jobs it wore during Clean Up Parades, here Southbond onState near Van Buren - 05/12/1962




KP2584 - #565 in its 1964 Clean Up Parade purple-leprechaun themed livery outside South Shops - 05/1964




KP2585 - #571 Northbound on Michigan at Harrison - 12/1959




KP2586 - #600 during OSA fantrip #38, possibly in the Logan Square/Palmer Square area - 01/26/1969




KP2587 - #600 during OSA fantrip #38, along side #367 on Ravenswood at Wilson - 01/26/1969




KP2588 - #600 during OSA fantrip #38, in the Skokie Swift Dempster Terminal bus area - 01/26/1969




KP2589 - #600 during OSA fantrip #38, Westbound on Addison at Sheffield - 01/26/1969




KP2590 - #600 during OSA fantrip #38, in the doorway on the south end of Keeler Garage - 01/26/1969




----- #601-#650 - GMC - 1950 -----

----- #651-#700 - GMC - 1951 -----




KP2591 - #613 (ex-CMC) Southbound on Halsted at Fullerton, less than a month after streetcars were replaced on Halsted - 06/21/1954




KP2592 - #614 Southbound on Kimball at Barry - 07/07/1972




KP2593 - #622 Southbound on Kimball near Addison - 08/04/1972




KP2594 - #629 Southbound on Michigan across Randolph as seen from the Randolph-Wabash Outer Loop platform - c08/1969




KP2595 - #629 at South Shops - 06/18/1972




KP2596 - #630 Southbound on State near Van Buren in Fire Prevention livery. Truck R-10 is to its right and the horsecar, a 100-series bus and an 8500-series bus follow the Clean-Up Parade. - 05/12/1962




KP2597 - #630 Southbound on State at Van Buren in Fire Prevention livery, during the Clean-Up Parade - 05/12/1962




KP2598 - #634 Southbound on Kimball at Belmont - 08/24/1972




KP2599 - #634 & #625 inside South Shops, in the process of being converted to school buses for St. Williams Catholic Church - 11/27/1972




KP2600 - #638 passing streetcar #225 (which was on CERA Fantrip #69) on State at Madison - 10/21/1956




KP2601 - #662 on Wabash at Madison - c08/1969




KP2602 - #666 in the bus bay at 54th on the Douglas line - 04/04/1972




KP2603 - #666 Northbound on Kimball at Dawson - 07/07/1972




KP2604 - #676 passing streetcar #144 (Which was on ERHS Fantrip #1) Southbound on State at Kinzie - 02/10/1957




KP2605 - #698 outside the maintenance at North Park Garage - 08/06/1972




----- #100-#249 - GMC - 1961 -----




KP2606 - #100 in the yard at Hamlin & Lake - 03/16/1976




KP2607 - #101 Southbound on State at Quincy - 08/29/1974




KP2608 - #103 parked at Navy Pier, working a charter - 03/18/1974




KP2609 - #103 parked at Navy Pier, working a charter - 03/18/1974




KP2610 - #111 facing South on Central Park near Washington, in front of the domed Park District building - 08/1961




KP2611 - #121 Southbound on Western at Cortland - 04/02/1974




KP2612 - #122 coming into the bus lane at 54th on the Douglas line - 08/21/1970




KP2613 - #123 laying over in the 67th & Oglesby loop - 01/16/1975




KP2614 - #126 Southbound on Racine at 75th - 01/16/1975




KP2615 - #134 waiting to pull out of the 77th Street Garage (as a loner) in the morning - 03/19/1976




KP2616 - #137 Southbound on Kimball near Addison - 08/24/1972




KP2617 - #142 inside the Lawndale Garage - 07/05/1975




KP2618 - #144 with trolley bus #9420 and #8403 along the south fence at South Shops - 11/27/1972




KP2619 - #151 sitting outside the building at 69th & Ashland - 07/15/1975




KP2620 - #153 in the South Shops yard - 07/21/1975




KP2621 - #154 Southbound at Michigan Bridge Plaza - c06/1961




KP2622 - #159 Southbound on Michigan at Erie - 06/06/1973




KP2623 - #167 Eastbound on Wacker at Wells - 03/09/1973




KP2624 - #179 in the open yard at the Limits Garage - 01/04/1974




KP2625 - #181 along side #7578 on OSA fantrip #94 in the 74th & Damen loop - 06/01/1975




KP2626 - #181 & #7931 in the 63rd & Narragansett terminal - 07/29/1975




KP2627 - #187, #189, #113, and #198 (from R to L) in the South Shops to-be-retired area of the yard - 10/30/1975




KP2628 - #187 in the South Shops to-be-retired area of the yard - 10/30/1975




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