Title

Uniform vest and trousers owned by Pullman Porter Robert Thomas, ca. 1920. Creators: Unknown, Robert Jackson Thomas.

Caption

A Pullman Porter uniform owned by Robert Jackson Thomas. 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 vest is dark blue in color with four silver colored buttons inscribed with "Pullman." Four pockets are on the front of the vest.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A72_418

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

95,7Mb (2,4Mb) / 14,4in x 25,8in / 4324 x 7734 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation people black job railways industry country occupation clothes museum railway color uniform industrial dress location century public transport profession trousers clothing porter company African American twenties African-American afro-american United States of America Colour 1920s 20th century heritage American America USA railway staff railway worker object waistcoat united states Unknown cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art Pullman Company livery (uniforms) Robert Jackson Thomas Thomas Robert Jackson