Created by:

L. L. Foster, American  Search this

Subject of:

Pullman Porters Benefit Association of America, American, founded 1915  Search this

Owned by:

Thomas McCord, American, 1886 - 1967  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W: 11 1/4 x 14 3/16 in. (28.6 x 36 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted:

YMCA, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date:

November 18, 1941

Description:

A black and white group photograph, mounted on card stock mat that encloses over the picture, of the Pullman Porters Benefit Association of America taken in Chicago, Illinois to mark its twenty-first annual convention. The group of men and women are posed in four rows outside a YMCA building.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Labor  Search this

Men  Search this

Photography  Search this

Professional organizations  Search this

Pullman Porters  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kenneth Victor Young in memory of Thomas McCord, Louisville, Kentucky

Object number:

2010.31.3

Restrictions & Rights:

©L. L. Foster

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d01deae3-626c-4c7e-a24e-53562249027e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.31.3