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The 1927 Model T Ford replica school bus arrives at the museum. Crews had to measure to make sure the large-sized donation would fit in the doors to the Humble Museum just days before Thanksgiving.
After a good bit of maneuvering and breaking down and reassembling exhibits, the 1927 Model T Ford replica school bus now has a home in the Humble Museum. The donation of the vehicle came from 1959 Humble High graduate and philanthropist Alton Hues.
Alton Hues stands beside the completed 1927 Model T Ford replica bus he donated to the Humble Museum just moments before it left his property. Lovie Summerlin Hues nicknamed the bus the 'chicken coop' because the bus had no windows, only chicken wire to prevent students from putting their hands outside the windows.
One final push and the bus rolls into the museum. After unloading, the museum was forced to close temporarily while exhibits were rearranged to make room for the newest, and largest donation.
The bus donation was revealed to patrons and friends of the Humble Museum at their annual Christmas Open House party. The bus is the largest exhibit in the museum.
This was the condition of the bus before Alton Hues and his crew applied their magic and expertise in rebuilding the bus to his mom's description and photos Hues had researched.
While others prepared turkeys at home, Robert Meaux and his wife Katie spent Thanksgiving at the Humble Museum preparing space for the largest item ever donated to the venue.
Meaux, the museum’s curator and board president, had received the item just days earlier and closed the museum temporarily to make room for a 1927 Model T Ford replica of an Humble ISD school bus.
