Commissioned by:

Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1981  Search this

Subject of:

A. B. Harris, American  Search this

Medium:

leather, ink on paper

Dimensions:

6 3/4 x 4 x 1/2 in. (17.1 x 10.2 x 1.3 cm)

Type:

manuals

Place used:

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date:

August 1, 1952

Description:

Black leather-bound instructions manual created by the Pullman Company for its Porters, Attendants and Busboys dated August 1, 1952. At the left corner in silver ink is a small box with the title inside. On the front free endpaper is a fill-in name plate that states in black ink: "A.B. Harris Porter St.Louis".

Topic:

African American  Search this

Labor  Search this

Pullman Porters  Search this

Segregation  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2012.46.75.5

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b798c84-cbfc-45f2-986e-6719c5d126c6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.46.75.5