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Jim Pickerell, 1936-, Photographer ( NARA record: 4588217)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (12/02/1970 - )
Title
METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY (MARTA) BUSES IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. VOTERS HAVE AUTHORIZED A ONE PERCENT SALES TAX FOR IMPROVING THE TRANSIT SYSTEM. IN 1974 IT BROUGHT IN $53 MILLION. A $1.79 BILLION 53-MILE RAPID RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM WAS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN MAY, 1975, BUT WAS HELD UP BY LEGAL BATTLES. IN 1974 MARTA CARRIED 73,727,000 PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 27 PERCENT FROM 1970 TO 1974
Depicted place Atlanta (Ga.) ( 33°43′59″N 84°22′59″W / 33.733°N 84.383°W / 33.733; -84.383;  NARA geographical record)
Date June 1974
date QS:P571,+1974-06-00T00:00:00Z/10
institution QS:P195,Q38945047
Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S)
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This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 556791.

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  • Record group: Record Group 412: Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1944 - 2006 ( National Archives Identifier: 708)
  • Series: DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern, compiled 1972 - 1977 (National Archives Identifier: 542493)
  • Agency-Assigned Identifier: 239/59/014339

NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-412-DA-14339

  • 412-DA-14339
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METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY (MARTA) BUSES IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. VOTERS HAVE AUTHORIZED A ONE PERCENT SALES TAX FOR IMPROVING THE TRANSIT SYSTEM. IN 1974 IT BROUGHT IN $53 MILLION. A $1.79 BILLION 53-MILE RAPID RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM WAS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN MAY, 1975, BUT WAS HELD UP BY LEGAL BATTLES. IN 1974 MARTA CARRIED 73,727,000 PASSENGERS, AN INCREASE OF 27 PERCENT FROM 1970 TO 1974 (English)

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publisher: Digital Public Library of America
retrieved: 22 July 2023

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