Jitney Truck filled with Passengers
subject: Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Chicopee
description: Jitney truck full of passengers transporting people during the suspension of the Holyoke Street Railway trolleys in 1921
description: Jitney Buses began to appear in Holyoke and Chicopee in 1914 and were small, usually amateur, vehicles that were driven short distances. They were called Jitney Buses because they charged a
creator: Gilbert, Russ H.
date: 1917-1922
format: Photographs