The Eighteenth Annual Convention of the P.P.B.A. of A., Chicago, IL
- Created by
- Foster, L. L., American
- Subject of
- Pullman Porters Benefit Association of America, American, founded 1915
- Owned by
- McCord, Thomas, American, 1886 - 1967
- Date
- November 15, 1938
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 1/4 x 14 3/16 in. (28.6 x 36 cm)
- Description
- A black and white group photograph of the Pullman Porters Benefit Association of America taken in Chicago, Illinois to mark its eighteenth annual convention. The men are posed in three lines. The back two lines are standing and the front row is sitting in chairs. There is a mural in the back of the photograph.
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Labor
- Men
- Photography
- Professional organizations
- Pullman Porters
- Transportation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kenneth Victor Young in memory of Thomas McCord, Louisville, Kentucky
- Object number
- 2010.31.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©L. L. Foster
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.