Wooden Bus of the Renwick Independent School in Iowa, October 1937

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Courtesy of the State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines Register & Tribune, October 1937

Description

The photograph features a wooden bus of the Renwick Independent School in Renwick, Iowa. The photo was taken in October 1937. In 1940, there were 470 people living in Renwick, Iowa, and in 2010, there were 242 people living there.

Source-Dependent Questions

• Is Renwick, Iowa, urban or rural? Use evidence from the image to support your answer.
• Compare and contrast this image with horse-drawn bus in Keokuk County, the bus in Georgia and the bus in Pella, Iowa. How is this image the same, and how is it different?