Name/Title
St. Peter school busEntry/Object ID
2022.21.414Description
Simmons negative number 414
Catholic school children line up in front of their school bus.
Index text:
414 0/6 Douglas - churches St. Peters school bus
From photographic negatives created by William R. Simmons, editor of the Commercial Record newspaper between 1941 and 1961.
More information may be in the 2001 SDHS book "Off the Record"Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
St. Peter Catholic Church, St. Peter SchoolContext
Charles Krammin stopped by and reflected about St. Peters school buses [on page 71 of the book]. The bottom photo was the original bus, used 1949 and 1950, then, top photo was replacement bus. Charles remembers riding both and acting as the driver's assistant (especially when brakes "went out" (often) and bus would wind up in a snow drift. His mom is 102, taught in Fennville.Collection
William (Bill) SimmonsCataloged By
Winthers, SallyRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Simmons, William "Bill" R. 1890/1-1966Create Date
March 13, 2022Update Date
January 17, 2024
