State Historical Society of Iowa

Tipton Consolidated School Buses, 1940

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Semi-circle arrangement of school busses and a small number of students walking on the sidewalk the busses are backed up to. Passengers enter the bus through the back door.
Courtesy of the State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines Register & Tribune, 1940

Description

This photo is a bird's eye view of Tipton Consolidated school buses. Some school buses are made of wood, and some are made of metal. The population of Tipton was 2,518 in 1940.

Source-Dependent Questions

  • Is Tipton, Iowa, urban or rural? Use evidence from the image to support your answer.
  • Why are the buses parked in this way instead of in a line like most school buses park today?
  • Compare and contrast this image with the horse-drawn bus in Keokuk County, the wooden bus in Renwick and the bus in Pella, Iowa. How is this image the same, and how is it different?