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Union Bus Station
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Elevated view across street towards the Union Bus Station, 122 West Washington Avenue, with closed depot doors during a strike of the Northland Greyhound bus lines strike.
April 28, 1949
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Badger Bus Coach
April 28, 1949
A Badger Bus Company bus picking up passengers on Fairchild Street due to the Union Bus Station being closed because of a Northland Greyhound Bus strike.
Bus Passengers
Interior view of passengers riding a Madison City Railway Company bus.
Veteran Bus Driver Ends Career
August 1960
Elmer Markin, veteran Greyhound Bus driver, completes his last trip in his 35-year career. Markin helps a passenger exit from the bus at the Madison Union Bus Station. Markin drove the bus over two...
Union Bus Depot Display of Books
February 15, 1949
Doris Peterson of Dodgeville, and Niles Ernst of Green Bay, look over the display of pocket editions of books operated by John C. Leonard at the Union Bus Depot.
King Street Scene
May 5, 1947
Wisconsin State Capitol building from King Street. Commercial businesses are Kresge's, 27 East Main Street, and Bergmann Prescription and Photo Center, 102 King Street.
School Buses
December 28, 1956
Line-up of seven Ford (?) school buses and two station wagons parked behind the Hanley Implement Company building at 641 West Main Street in Sun Prairie. Hanley was possibly the seller of the buses.
