1927 Blue Bird School Bus No. 1, circa 1985
THF737062 / 1927 Blue Bird School Bus No. 1, circa 1985
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1985
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2012.119.47
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of William Luke.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Chromogenic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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This 1927 Blue Bird is the oldest surviving school bus in America. Albert Luce, Sr., built his first bus in 1925 by mounting a purchased wood body to a Ford truck frame. The body could not withstand the Georgia roads. Luce, convinced he could make a better bus, applied a steel framework under the wood body. His success led him to make school buses full time.