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Advertisement for The Pullman Company

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    Object Details

    Created by

    Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969

    Subject of

    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women

    Description

    Black and white newspaper advertisement for The Pullman Company featuring "A Pullman Captain and his Crew". The advertisement depicts a Pullman captain in the upper right corner looking down at a leather bound book he his holding. Below this image is a group of eight Pullman porters wearing their white uniforms and porter caps as well as one white man in a white uniform and no cap, probably a busboy, and one African American woman, dressed in a maid's uniform. This group of ten Pullman employees are surrounding a man wearing a Pullman conductor uniform and conductor cap with smiles on their faces. Below is a large two paragraph long piece of text that concludes with the following slogan: "Pullman and Rail - The safe way to go and the sure way to get there". On the back of the advertisement is the newspaper feature "Pictures to the Editor".

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    1937

    Object number

    2012.46.75.20

    Restrictions & Rights

    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    advertisements

    Medium

    ink on paper (fiber product)

    Dimensions

    H x W: 14 1/8 x 10 1/4 in. (35.9 x 26 cm)

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Labor
    Pullman Porters
    Segregation
    Transportation

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5eea84e0c-24fd-40c3-913c-dc51f88b82e5

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2012.46.75.20

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