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D157016-1
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- 1969-09-11 (Creation)
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Five boys are hard at work on September 11, 1969, washing and polishing "Gus II," the new Eastside bus. "Gus II" is a replacement for the much beloved original "Gus" who transported 15,000 lower-income children on various excursions for nearly two years. The Eastside community helped to raise money for the used North Kitsap School District bus at the 3-day Eastside Youth Center carnival in August. Community funds were necessary as there was no money budgeted for transportation in the anti-poverty program. "Gus II" can hold 45 adults but has a "kid capacity" of 72, 20 more than his predecessor. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 9-14-69, B-5)
Children--Tacoma--1960-1970; Buses--Tacoma--1960-1970;