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Animals for transportation: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 9; Open-backed and slat-sided buses such as the one shown here usually serve medium distance links between towns. Passengers crowd together inside, while luggage, produce, and sometimes even livestock are tied on the roof of the bus. Rural farmers often move...; By Lorraine Aragon.

On the road: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 13; Rugged buses like this one typically carry passengers, including merchants with their wares, to and from urban market locations.; By Lorraine Aragon.

On wheels: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 15; On this modern metal bridge at Hué, a woman and child bicycle on the right while in the middle, women and men move faster on motorcycles. In the warm climate and frugal economic conditions of Southeast Asia, motorcycles and motor scooters are practical and...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Two men in an oxcart transport bananas on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat: Two men transport freshly harvested stalks of bananas in an oxcart on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat. Also visible on the road behind them are motorcycles and a minibus. Coconut trees and houses can be seen in the distant background. In many parts of Asia,...; Format: image/photograph

Front of blue bus with rooftop cargo on road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City: The front of a large blue bus with rooftop cargo is seen on the road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City. Such rugged buses typically carry passengers, including merchants with their wares, to and from urban market locations.; Format: image/photograph

Bus with durian fruit on rooftop along road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City: A bus transports dozens of large durian fruits on a rooftop rack along the road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City. Durian is a greenish-brown, spiky, Southeast Asian fruit, which grows larger than a soccer ball or an American football. Inside its sharp outer...; Format: image/photograph

Two men in oxcart with bananas pass a bus on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat: Two men transport freshly harvested stalks of bananas in an oxcart on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat. Visible behind them is a crowded passenger bus with boxes and baskets of cargo tied on the roof of the bus. The driver's assistant, who negotiates with...; Format: image/photograph

Rear view of a bicycle rickshaw transporting a passenger in downtown Hanoi.: A bicycle rickshaw or "cyclo" driver transports a passenger through downtown Hanoi. One of Hanoi's wide, commercial boulevards is visible in the background. Cyclos look like large tricycles with a canopy-covered, double passenger seat in front of the handlebars....; Format: image/photograph

Front view of empty bicycle rickshaw driven in Hanoi and shoppers in motion: A man drives his empty bicycle rickshaw or "cyclo" through a commercial street in Hanoi. The slightly blurred image shows nearby shoppers in motion. Cyclos look like large tricycles with a canopy-covered, double passenger seat in front of the handlebars. These...; Format: image/photograph

Fallen motocycle and cargo on the road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City: A fallen motorcycle with several large sacks of cargo is seen through the front window of a tour bus on the road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City. The motorcycle driver stands by his bike in the middle of the road, seemingly uninjured. Several large white sacks,...; Format: image/photograph

Bus and commercial building on main road between Nha Trang and Dalat: A bus and a commercial building can be seen on the main road between Nha Trang and Dalat. A coconut palm grows over the one-story cement building, which may be a gas station. Mountains, blue sky, and white puffy clouds are in the background.; Format: image/photograph

Unloading packages at a bus stop: Several passengers disembark from a public bus while a man helps unload packages. Tena is one of the most important trading villages of the eastern part of Ecuador. The bustling town of 13,000 people presents a stark contrast to the vast tracts of surrounding...; Format: image/photograph

Public bus showing a destination of San Francisco: A multi-colored public bus waits in a depot displaying a destination of San Francisco. This 1960s era bus was probably bought used from the city of San Francisco in the United States. Many South American nations rely on used vehicles cast off from their richer...; Format: image/photograph

Quito's Old City, with a view of the Cathedral: Numerous cars, buses, and pedestrians fill the foreground while the Quito's main cathedral, the Basílica del Voto Nacional, can be seen in the background. The Basílica is a good example of Quito's new-gothic architecture. It is often compared with Saint...; Format: image/photograph

Singing Vietnamese pop song on the bus: In Vietnam, I recorded more men, women and children singing songs than in any other country I visited (twenty-one total.) Frequently, passenger buses will play popular music from the radio throughout the trip. On this overnight bus ride from Hoi An to Nha...; Format: audio

Fare collector on bus in Thailand: Unlike American buses, most buses in other parts of the world, especially those outside very large cities, (like Bangkok) have at least two employees. One employee drives the bus, the other takes the bus fare from the passengers. Sometimes the fare is the...; Format: audio

Kathmandu street trolley: I recorded this as I was riding in a trolley with a Nepali politician who had offered to take me to some of the historic highlights of the city. We took this trolley from Kathmandu to the ancient walled city Bhaktapur. As public transportation went, this trolley...; Format: audio

A crowded bus in Pokhara, Nepal: Buses like this one carry tourists and residents around Pokhara, a major city in west central Nepal and popular tourist destination and trekking entrance into the Annapurna region of the Himalayas.; Format: image/photograph

Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education: Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 402 U.S. 1 (1971) was an important United States Supreme Court case dealing with the busing of students to promote integration in public schools.; Format: court decision/primary source

Children standing near cars at Lake Waccamaw encampment: This black and white image show several young boys and girls standing in a yard by 1930s era cars or buses while their mothers watch from the porch of a two-story house. The boys are wearing knickers and “newsboy” caps.; Format: image/photograph

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