License plates, 1928-1961.

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License plates, 1928-1961.

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Lists, 1928-1961, recording license plate numbers of buses, trucks, snow plows, and passenger vehicles owned by the Surface Transportation Corporation of New York. Lists include license plate number, vehicle number, and, in some instatces, related information such as make, serial number, and year of construction. Many of the lists were submitted by the corporation's Truste in Reorganization Lester T. Doyle. Also included is a partial list recording the dates of conversion from trolley car to bus service, 1930-1947, for individual routes in Manhattan, Westchester, and the Bronx.

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New-York Historical Society

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Third Avenue Railroad Company (New York, N.Y.)

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Surface Transportation Corporation of New York.

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Local bus company serving Westchester, the Bronx, and portions of Manhattan; established ca. 1924 and operated by the Third Avenue Railway company. The Surface Transportation Corporation superceded its parent company following the conversion of streetcar lines to bus service, 1941-1948, and was acquired by the city in 1962. From the description of License plates, 1928-1961. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58772161 ...

Doyle, Lester T.

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