Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Robert Jackson Thomas, American, 1889 - 1929  Search this

Subject of:

Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969  Search this

Medium:

metal

Dimensions:

L x W: 17 1/2 x 3/8 in. (44.5 x 1 cm)

Type:

tools

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1920

Description:

Long metal chain with a hook on one end and a square clasp on the other end. This item was found inside the pockets of a Pullman Porter uniform owned by Robert Jackson Thomas.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Labor  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Descendants of Robert and Georgia Thomas, Pulaski, Tenn

Object number:

2012.75.7

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd599eb79c7-dcab-4aeb-891e-6060043738dc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.75.7