Sign from a segregated bus

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Manufactured by: Unidentified

Date: mid 20th century

Medium: metal and paint
Dimensions: H x W: 13 1/4 x 26 1/8 in. (33.7 x 66.4 cm)

Description: Light green in color segregated sign from a bus. The sign reads: PLEASE USE CENTER EXIT/516. Included with the sign is a metal bracket with three (3) flat head screws that would attach to the sign for hanging.

Classification: Vehicles

Type: signs

Topic: Segregation; Transportation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dawn Simon Spears and Alvin Spears, Sr.

Object number: 2011.159.2a

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Sign from a segregated bus