Uniform cap worn by Pullman Porter Philip Henry Logan

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Object Details

Manufactured by

Unidentified

Subject of

Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969

Worn by

Philip Henry Logan, American, 1914 - 2007

Description

A black cap with metallic braid trim and a label reading PULLMAN PORTER in black. The bill is made of black patent leather and a label inside the hat reads, "For: P.H. Logan / Date: 8-29-66 / No. J-585054."

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of the Descendants of Garfield Logan, In Honor of Philip Henry Logan

Date

1966

Object number

2011.73.1

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

caps (headgear)

Medium

cloth with patent leather, metal and trimming

Dimensions

H x W: 4 7/8 x 8 x 10 in. (12.4 x 20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Place used

United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Exhibition

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Clothing and dress

Labor

Pullman Porters

Transportation

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c68879f0-38ac-4724-94c1-d683871a9182

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.73.1