School Bus Fleet will mark its 60th anniversary in an upcoming issue with a look at the past as well as the future.
SBF readers are invited to join the celebration by contributing one or both of the following:
Wanted: Historical School Bus Photos, Thoughts on Future
SBF will mark its 60th anniversary in an upcoming issue. Readers can join the celebration by contributing a vintage photo or a comment about the future of school transportation.
July 12, 2016
Readers can help <I>SBF</i> celebrate its 60th anniversary by contributing a vintage photo. Seen here is a Lower Merion School District (Pa.) bus and students circa 1950s. Photo courtesy Ted Goldsborough
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• A vintage school transportation-related photo from anytime in the 1900s. Please send a high-resolution digital photo or scan, and include a few details about the photo.
• Your thoughts on this question: How will school transportation be different 60 years from now? Feel free to be as creative as you’d like. Comments can be as short as a sentence or as long as a few paragraphs.
Email your submissions to info@schoolbusfleet.com by Friday, July 22.
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