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A CTA car and Chicago's Loop
Currently on display
Not a part of the official Smithsonian Collection
This 1952 color photograph shows a CTA 6000-series rapid transit "L" car, made by the St. Louis Car Company, in its original 1950s paint scheme. The west side of Chicago's Loop provides the backdrop. |
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Physical Description |
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Photograph. Color photograph of train against backdrop of city.
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Details |
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Credit: | Photograph by Barney L. Stone, Krambles-Peterson Archive |
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History |
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In the 1950s, a high rate of Loop commuters-80% by one account-were using some form of mass transit to commute into and out of the city.
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Photographer
Stone, Barney L.
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Chicago Transit Authority
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Chicago, Illinois
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