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Train car sign from the Pullman Company used by Thomas McCord, ca. 1943. Creator: Unknown.

Train car sign from the Pullman Company used by Thomas McCord, ca. 1943. Creator: Unknown.

2-832-940 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Train car sign used by African-American porter Thomas McCord on the Pullman railway service. Being a Pullman porter was one of the jobs that helped build the black middle class in America, and Pullman porters were key figures in the civil-rights movement. The sign has a dark navy background with off-white and black type that reads: [THIS CAR IS SERVED BY / T. McCORD / PORTER / THE PULLMAN COMPANY].

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Thomas McCord: American, African-American: Porter on Pullman car
Medium
  1. Cardboard
Picture Type
  1. Information signs
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2212x1401
File Size : 9,080kb

Aliases

  1. 2010.31.8
  1. NMAAHC-1B4400F21D522_2001
  1. 0990004468
  1. 2-832-940
  1. 2010.31.8
  1. 2832940

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