Title

Hole punch used by Pullman porter Thomas McCord, 1940s. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Machine for punching tickets 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. A chrome finish hand-held single hole punch with a Pullman Company inscription at the tip of the lever handle.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A72_464

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

16,9Mb (380,9Kb) / 10,8in x 6,0in / 3252 x 1812 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation office railways education industry country metal museum railway color industrial location century company ticket tickets African American African-American 1940s office equipment afro-american hole punch Forties United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution Educational Institution 20th century heritage American America USA decade scientific institution object united states Unknown Thomas cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Pullman Car Company Pullman Company Pullman Palace Car Company chrome paper punches (cutting tools) Thomas McCord McCord