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Title: BUS STOP IS A LEANING POST FOR A PASSENGER WAITING FOR A METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY (MARTA) BUS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. HE IS ONE OF 73,727,000 PASSENGERS CARRIED BY THE SYSTEM IN 1974, AN INCREASE OF 27 PERCENT FROM 1970. MANY OF THE NEW RIDERS HAD NOT RIDDEN BUSES BEFORE. THEY WERE ATTRACTED BY A FARE DECREASE FROM 40 TO 15 CENTS, NEW BUSES, NEW ROUTES, NIGHT SERVICE PASSENGER WAITING SHELTERS AND FRINGE PARKING
Credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Author: Jim Pickerell, 1936-, Photographer (NARA record: 4588217)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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