bus: Matchbox| Greyhound Coach, No. 66

In 1914, Carl Eric Wickham founded Greyhound as an intercity bus line in Minnesota. He used a seven-seat Hupmobile to transport miners the two miles from Hibbing to the neighboring town of Alice, which had more bars. The company got its first buses in 1921. During the 1930s through the 1950s, Greyhound was among a small group of firms that helped America reimagine itself. “Greyhound invested time and financial resources in advertising its ability to transport passengers all over the U.S.,” says Margaret Wash, an intercity bus historian. “They suggested it was fashionable to take bus trips.” Greyhound provided access to affordable travel. Greyhound was also a significant part of defining moments in U.S. history including the 1939 World’s Fair, WWII, the Vietnam War, and the Civil Rights Movement.