Title

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

Caption

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].

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A73_003

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

8,9Mb (398,5Kb) / 7,4in x 4,7in / 2212 x 1401 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation employment railways education industry country sign museum railway industrial carriage location century company African American African-American B&W 1940s afro-american lettering Forties United States of America Smithsonian Institution black & white black and white B W Educational Institution 20th century heritage American America USA decade scientific institution 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 Thomas McCord McCord cardboard information signs