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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 17


----- #100-#249 - GMC - 1961 (Continued) -----




KP2629 - #200 along with #8280 and #1356 (R to L) in the 63rd Place & Kedzie Terminal - 10/15/1973




KP2630 - #201 at 71st & Pulaski, which was a rush hour terminal for some Marquette trips - 07/31/1975




KP2631 - #202 Southbound on Western at Shakespear - 04/02/1974




KP2632 - #208 facing East during its layover in front of the Museum of Science & Industry - 01/16/1975




KP2633 - #208 Westbound on 57th at Hyde Park - 01/16/1975




KP2634 - #217 Eastbound on 79th at Yale with South Shops in the background - 08/26/1973




KP2635 - #217 in the Forest Glen yard - 01/14/1975




KP2636 - #230 Southbound on Nagle near Rosedale - 04/22/1975




KP2637 - #232 coming into the South Terminal at Jefferson Park - 04/16/1974




KP2638 - #237 Southbound on Central at Berwyn while on a pull-out trip - 05/01/1974




KP2639 - #230 Northbound on Northwest Highway at Sayre - 07/25/1975




KP2640 - #241 Eastbound on 95th at King - 10/23/1973




----- #300-#449 - GMC - 1962/1963 -----




KP2641 - #300 flanked by #8347 on the left and #1247 on the right at Forest Glen Garage - 11/23/1972




KP2642 - #301 in the Forest Glen Yard. The #301 is now in the CTA Historic Collection. - 11/23/1972




KP2643 - #301 at Soldier Field. The #301 is now in the CTA Historic Collection. - 06/10/1990




KP2644 - #301 Southbound on Harlem at Pratt. The #301 is now in the CTA Historic Collection. - 04/06/1991




KP2644 - #302 leads a group of three new buses, all in their original livery, westbound on Wacker at Franklin - 12/31/1962




KP2644 - #302 in the south terminal at Jefferson Park - 08/23/1972




KP2644 - #306 pulling away from the westbound stop on Peterson at St. Louis - 01/14/1975




KP2644 - #311 Eastbound on Peterson at Kilpatrick - 09/23/1974




KP2644 - #314 Southbound Jeffery Blvd. in the Jeffery Manor Neighborhood - 01/04/1977




KP2644 - #315 turning off Wilson onto Marine Drive - 10/10/1975




KP2644 - #317 making the turn at Lipps and Ainslie to enter the Jefferson Park Terminal - 06/07/1976




KP2644 - #318 Eastbound on Touhy at Osceola - 09/26/1974




KP2645 - #325 Southbound on Central at Foster on a pull-out trip - 05/01/1974




KP2646 - #326 at the head of a line of GM buses at the C&NW Suburban councourse - c02/1965




KP2647 - #327 Westbound on Montrose at Ravenswood - 04/22/1973




KP2648 - #328 in service as the Christmas Bus, turning off Wacker to head south on State - 12/01/1972




KP2649 - #334 laying over at the Grand & Nordica loop - 10/07/1976




KP2650 - #337 preparing to back around the corner off of Touhy onto Overhill - 04/19/1974




KP2651 - #348 Eastbound on Touhy at Oleander - 02/22/1974




KP2652 - #355 Southbound on Halsted near Van Buren - 05/29/1973




KP2653 - #357 Southbound through the intersection of Clybourn and Damen - 01/16/1975




KP2654 - #360 Southbound on Michigan at Van Buren - 07/30/1974




KP2655 - #361 in the 63rd & Ashland Terminal - 12/24/1976




KP2656 - #364 interior - 05/12/1964




KP2657 - #366 Southbound on Halsted at Fullerton - 05/16/1972




KP2658 - #368 Southbound on LaSalle at Goethe - 10/03/1975




KP2659 - #370 next to the #7420, which was on a fantrip, Southbound on Ravenswood at Wilson - 12/02/1973




KP2660 - #383 leading the #8515 out of the Southbound stop on the Inner Drive at Goethe - 10/06/1975




KP2661 - #384 Northbound on Orleans at North Bank Drive - 07/24/1980




KP2662 - #386 Southbound on the Inner Drive at Banks - 10/06/1975




KP2663 - #387 Eastbound on Wilson at Sheridan - 10/06/1975




KP2664 - #397 in the abbreviated Bicentennial paint scheme, southbound on Orleans at North Bank Drive - 06/08/1976




KP2665 - #397 working a bridge construction reroute on route 65, turning the corner from Desplaines back onto Grand - 07/04/1976




KP2666 - #398 on the exit ramp from Lower Wacker onto Lake - 05/18/1976




KP2667 - #398 Southbound on Clark at Goethe - 01/31/1983




KP2668 - #399 Eastbound on Jackson near Canal - 04/06/1976




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