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Extent:
2.6 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Ledgers (account books)
Place:
Illinois
Date:
1875-1911.
Scope and Contents note:
Records of construction by plant. Includes orders, dates of construction, customers and costs for passenger, dining and freight cars.
Biographical/Historical note:
In 1867 George Mortimer Pullman (1831-1897) and Ben Field organized the Pullman Palace Car Co. "This company became the world's greatest car-building and car-repairing enterprise, with plants located at Pullman, Illinois (now part of Chicago), and many other places in North and South America and even in Europe,"--Hubbard Freeman in the "Encyclopedia of North American Railroading." These registers and records pertain to the manufacturing end of the company--the Chicago works at Pullman, Illinois.
Restrictions:
THIS COLLECTION HAS BEEN INTEGRATED INTO COLLECTION AC0181.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Dubin Pullman Palace Car Co. Construction and Registration Books, 1875-1911, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0158
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
