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Main Archive Index

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532 Main Archive Index Items Found for Database =

Item # Item Name Item Description Item Type Collection Section Collection Name
1032   3382613 Crown Ikarus Brochure  

3382613 Crown Ikarus Brochure

     Booklet/Brochure - Marketing   Builders   Builders/Manufacturers
1023   Burrowes Collection – Crown Supercoach Brochure – Late 1970s   Burrowes Collection - Crown Supercoach Brochure - Late ... ↓↓↓ 1970s
One PNG image for each of the 15 pages		     Booklet/Brochure - Marketing   Builders   Builders/Manufacturers
1030   Corporate Brochure  

~1984 Corporate Brochure

     Booklet/Brochure - Marketing   Builders   Builders/Manufacturers
1024   Crown-Ikarus Blog by Serg Ivanoff  

Crown-Ikarus Blog by Serg Ivanoff via Facebook

     Magazine Article, News Clipping   Builders   Builders/Manufacturers
1028   Ikarus 286 Brochure  

Ikarus 286 Brochure

     Booklet/Brochure - Marketing   Builders   Builders/Manufacturers
1025   Ikarus 286 Pamphlet  

Ikarus 286 Pamphlet

     Booklet/Brochure - Marketing   Builders   Builders/Manufacturers
1027   IkarUS Brochure   IkarUS Brochure - For further information contact: Bill ... ↓↓↓ Coryell     Booklet/Brochure - Marketing   Builders   Builders/Manufacturers
1026   LA RTD Newsletter – Metro  

Hungarian Articulated Bus

     Booklet/Brochure - Marketing   Builders   Builders/Manufacturers
1029   LA Times – 1983/05/04 News Clipping Hungarian-US Bus  

Hungarian-U.S. Bus Brings Both Jobs, Political Flak

     Magazine Article, News Clipping   Builders   Builders/Manufacturers
1031   Various Ikarus Photos  

Various Ikarus Photos

     Booklet/Brochure - Marketing   Builders   Builders/Manufacturers
1543   Bowen – 100-293-xx (Color) GMC Siversides Customization   Our Crown Corp archives contain many black and white Warren ... ↓↓↓ Bowen photos. But these are from Bowen color negatives of a GMC.
Based on Facebook comments, we understand this to be a 1947-48 Greyhound Silversides that was customized by Crown.
Another interesting thing in the color rear shot - the 1927 Sears store and mail-order warehouse on Olympic Blvd is visible, which means that the photos were taken on Orme Ave., by Soto St., in Wyvernwood Gardens, a spot where Dick Whittington and later Warren Bowen took photos from about 1940 until the late '60's. The proximity to the Crown plant helped helped make this a favorite spot.
The warehouse portion closed in 1992, but the retail store lasted until 2021, with 94 years of service. The building is proposed to be preserved and converted to other uses. Look up both Wyvernwood Gardens and Sears Warehouse Los Angeles for a peek at an interesting segment of Crown's history.
- Tom Shafer		     Image (Photograph / slide / negative)    
1541   Unknown – Trade Wind Tours Sky View 1956 (LM C5)  

From the Louk Markham collection

     Correspondence, Postcards, Notes, Etc    
1537   DIGITAL-Tom Baker Collection-246   Peerless Stages 246 via J R Vintage Images.
Tom Baker ... ↓↓↓ purchsed this print from J R Vintage Images at the AACAM/MOBT Spring Fling 6/2025.
Former PBM President, Jim Husing, was the photographer from the 1990s. The bus was owned by Richard Twining, who was PBM’s first President and owner of Scenic Hyway Tours.		     Image (Photograph / slide / negative)   Main Archive Index   Digital Archives
1538   DIGITAL-Tom Baker Collection-80   Bay Rapid Transit 80 via J R Vintage Images.
Tom Baker ... ↓↓↓ purchsed this print from J R Vintage Images at the AACAM/MOBT Spring Fling 6/2025.		     Image (Photograph / slide / negative)   Main Archive Index   Digital Archives
1539   DIGITAL-Tom Baker Collection-Scenic Hyway Tours   Scenic Hyway Tours via J R Vintage Images.
Tom Baker ... ↓↓↓ purchased these prints from J R Vintage Images at the AACAM/MOBT Spring Fling 6/2025.		     Image (Photograph / slide / negative)   Main Archive Index   Digital Archives

 

Photographs – Bus Photos

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270 Crown Photo Items Found for Database =

Item # Photo Series Photo Label Collection Section Collection Name
Photo-6076 06.120.xx Hall-Scott Truck Chassis – Dick Whittington xPhotographs / Negatives / Slides yPhotos
 

06.120.1
unknown

Photo-6081 312-8-xx (Special) Cross View Mirror Visibility – Dick Whittington xPhotographs / Negatives / Slides yPhotos
 

0312-8-2
circa 1955

0312-8-1
circa 1955


circa 1955

0312-8-1
circa 1955

Photo-6083 86.88.xx Fleet – L.A. City Schools – Dick Whittington xPhotographs / Negatives / Slides yPhotos
 

86.88.2
circa 1948

Photo-6086 Un-Numbered Delano Joint U.H.S. – Dick Whittington xPhotographs / Negatives / Slides yPhotos
 

Possibly 8-112-xx
Mid 1930s

8-112-1
1930s or 1940s

##.###.02
1930s

##.###.01
1930s

Photo-6096 100-377-xx & 100-378-xx Army Tank Automotive Center (ATAC) Ambulance Conversion – Warren Bowen xPhotographs / Negatives / Slides yPhotos
 

100-377-02
8/20/1971

Kodak snapshot

100-378-01
10/22/1971

###-###-##
1971

100-377-3
8/20/1971

100-377-01
8/20/1971

100-377-05
8/20/1971

100-377-4
8/20/1971

100-378-3
10/22/1971

19712
1971

Photo-15081 100-295- Grand Teton Lodge Company 6/13/1966 – Warren Bowen xPhotographs / Negatives / Slides yPhotos
 

100-295-10
6/13/1966

Photo-6101 100-315-xx Duarte-Sightseeing & Slim Holt Coach – Warren Bowen xPhotographs / Negatives / Slides yPhotos
 

100-315-05
5/2/1967

100-315-02
5/2/1967

100-315-color
5/2/1967

100-315-04
5/2/1967

100-315-06
5/2/1967

100-315-03
5/2/1967

Photo-6103 100-307-01 Highway Post Office – Warren Bowen xPhotographs / Negatives / Slides yPhotos
 

100-307-01
3/20/1967

100-307-color
3/20/1967

Photo-6105 100-305-A-1 Mobile Library – Warren Bowen xPhotographs / Negatives / Slides yPhotos
 

100-305-A-2
1/4/1967

100-305-A-1
1/4/1967

Photo-6107 100-298-xx El Rancho USD Mobile Library – Warren Bowen xPhotographs / Negatives / Slides yPhotos
 

100-298-01
8/26/1966

100-298-04
8/26/1966

100-298-02
8/26/1966

100-298-03
8/26/1966

 

Manufacturers & Builders

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49 Builders Found for Database =

Item ID # Builders Name Builders Location
Builder-35760 ACF-Brill (American Cat & Foundry Co.) Philadelphis, PA
Builder-35761 Aerocoach General American Aerocoach Co.) Chicago, IL)
Builder-35762 AM General South Bend, IN
Builder-35763 Austin Utility Coach El Segundo, CA
Builder-35764 Blue Bird Body Co. Fort Valley, GA
Builder-35765 C.D. Beck & Co. Sidney, OH
Builder-35766 Chance Coach Wichita, KS
Builder-35767 Chevrolet Motor Co. Division of GMC Detroit, MI
Builder-35768 Crown Coach Corp Los Angeles, CA
Builder-35769 Crown-Ikarus Los Angeles, CA
Builder-35770 DINA (Diesel Nacional S.A) Monterrey, MEX
Builder-35771 EagleInternarional, Inc Brownsville, TK
Builder-35772 Fageol Motors Co. Oakland, CA
Builder-35773 FitzJohn Coach Co. Muskegon, MI
Builder-35774 Flxible Co. Loudonville, OH

 

Crown Build Records

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Transit Operators & Carriers

  • Searching Carriers for: Keywords = “” or Database = “” or ID = “”

 

262 Carriers Found for Database =

ID # Operator Name Operator Location Operator Type
Carrier-34891 Airport Service, Ind Long Beach, CA Common Carrier (Regulated)
Carrier-34892 AirporTransit Los Angeles, CA Common Carrier (Regulated)
Carrier-34893 Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) Oakland, CA Common Carrier (Regulated)
Carrier-34897 Amador Stage Lines Common Carrier (Regulated)
Carrier-34900 Amtrak Common Carrier (Regulated)
Carrier-34902 Antelope Valley Bus Lancaster, CA Common Carrier (Regulated)
Carrier-34903 Antelope Valley Lines XXX repeated Common Carrier (Regulated)
Carrier-34905 Asbury Rapid Transit System Common Carrier (Regulated)
Carrier-34907 Atkinson Transportation Co. Los Angeles, CA Common Carrier (Regulated)
Carrier-34908 Atlanta Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority XXX Common Carrier (Regulated)
Carrier-34909 Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority XXX Common Carrier (Regulated)
Carrier-34910 Bakersfield & Kern Electric Railway Bakersfield, CA Common Carrier (Regulated)
Carrier-34911 Bakersfield Municipal Transit System Bakersfield, CA Common Carrier (Regulated)
Carrier-34912 Bakersfield Transit Co. Bakersfield, CA Common Carrier (Regulated)
Carrier-34913 Barrett Transportation San Francisco, CA Common Carrier (Regulated)

 

Crown Customers

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1440 Crown Operators Found for Database =

Operator Name Operator Location
7K Transit Compnay PO Box 22528, Houston, Texas
A.B. Fletcher 1700 E. Court, Des Moines, Iowa
A&A Enterprises
A&A Enterprises DUPLICATE – See Montebello Unified School District #31 123 S. Montebello Blvd., Montebell, CA
Abbey Transportation System 4488 No. Blackstone Avenue
Fresno, CA
ABC Unified School District 16700 S. Norwalk Blvd., Cerritos, CA, 90701
17923 S. Pioneer Blvd., Artesia, CA
ABC Unified School District (Capistrano Union High School) Capistrano, CA
ABC Unified School District (Carmenta School District) 16534 S. Carmenita Rd, Norwalk, CA
Acalanes High School District
Acalanes Union High School
Achors’ Grey Line Motor Tours
Adelento School District 1824 Air Base Boad, Adelento, CA
Agua Fria Union High School District #210 P.O. BOX 818
Avondale, AZ
AH Belo Corporation
Ahtanum Valley School District 128

 

Book Library

  • Searching Book Library for: Keywords = “” or Database = “” or ID = “”

 

134 Books Found for Database =

Item ID # Title Author ISBN
Library-34805 Greyhound Buses: 1914-2000 Photo Archive – 1914-2000 Photo Archive William A. Luke 9781583880272
Library-34806 Trailways Buses 1936-2001 Photo Archive – 1936-2001 Photo Archive William Luke 9781583880296
Library-34807 Buses of Motor Coach Industries: 1932-2000 Photo Archive – 1932-2000 Photo Archive William Luke,Brian Grams 9781583880395
Library-34808 Flxible Transit Buses: 1953-1995 Photo Archive – 1953-1995 Photo Archive John Mckane,McKane 9781583880531
Library-34809 Flxible Transit Buses: 1953-1995 Photo Archive – 1953-1995 Photo Archive John Mckane,McKane 9781583880531
Library-34810 Yellow Coach Buses: 1923-1943 Photo Archive (Photo Archive Series) – 1923-1943 Photo Archive William A. Luke 9781583880548
Library-34811 Yellow Coach Buses: 1923-1943 Photo Archive (Photo Archive Series) – 1923-1943 Photo Archive William A. Luke 9781583880548
Library-34812 Trolley Buses: 1913-2001 Photo Archive – 1913-2001 Photo Archive William A. Luke 9781583880579
Library-34813 Trolley Buses: 1913-2001 Photo Archive – 1913-2001 Photo Archive William A. Luke 9781583880579
Library-34814 Fageol & Twin Coach Buses 1922-1956 Photo Archive – 1922-1956 Photo Archive William Luke 9781583880753
Library-34815 Traveling With Greyhound: On the Road for 100 Years – Robert Gabrick 9781583883105
Library-34816 A Fleet History of the San Francisco Municipal Railway – Paul Bignardi 9781733576703
Library-34817 London Bus Handbook: Pt. 1 – 9781854141378
Library-34818 The Colours of Greater Manchester – Unknown Author 9781854143297
Library-34819 Greyhound: A Pictorial Tribute to an American Icon – A Pictorial Tribute to an American Icon Alex Roggero 9781855325487

 

Periodicals Library

  • Searching Periodicals for: Keywords = “” or Database = “” or ID = “”

 

617 Periodicals Found for Database = “”

Item ID # Publication Volume/Issue Date Summary Printed Copies?
Periodicals-47968 Model Coach News Members-Only Members-Only

JG Brill Market Street Railway Trolley #52

    		 1
    Periodicals-47965 MBS – Special Bulletin Members-Only Members-Only

      Periodicals-47969 Model Coach News Members-Only Members-Only

      Yellow 3600s TG-3605,3601,3602

        		 1
        Periodicals-47981 Model Coach News Members-Only Members-Only

        Mack CM

          		 1
          Periodicals-47973 Model Coach News Members-Only Members-Only

          GM S8M-5304A Suburban

            		 1
            Periodicals-47974 Model Coach News Members-Only Members-Only

            GM PD-4106, 1934 Yellow 711

              		 1
              Periodicals-47975 Model Coach News Members-Only Members-Only

              1936 AFC H-9-P

                		 1
                Periodicals-47976 Model Coach News Members-Only Members-Only

                Twin Model 40

                  		 1
                  Periodicals-47987 Model Coach News Members-Only Members-Only

                  Twin 30-A, 30-AS, 30-S

                    		 1
                    Periodicals-47972 Model Coach News Members-Only Members-Only

                    White 782

                      		 1
                      Periodicals-47971 Model Coach News Members-Only Members-Only

                      Ford Transit

                        		 1
                        Periodicals-47970 Model Coach News Members-Only Members-Only

                        MCI MC-5

                          		 1
                          Periodicals-47986 Model Coach News Members-Only Members-Only

                          1951 Pullman-Standard Trackless Trolley

                            		 1
                            Periodicals-47988 Model Coach News Members-Only Members-Only

                            1971 AM General 10240

                              		 1
                              Periodicals-47980 Model Coach News Members-Only Members-Only

                              Flxible Clipper

                                		 1

                                 

                                 

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