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 18, 1941
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on cardboard
Dimensions
H x W: 11 1/4 x 14 3/16 in. (28.6 x 36 cm)
Description
A black and white group photograph, mounted on card stock mat that encloses over the picture, of the Pullman Porters Benefit Association of America taken in Chicago, Illinois to mark its twenty-first annual convention. The group of men and women are posed in four rows outside a YMCA building.
Place depicted
YMCA, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Associations and institutions
Labor
Men
Photography
Professional organizations
Pullman Porters
Transportation
Women
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
2010.31.3
Restrictions & Rights
©L. L. Foster
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d01deae3-626c-4c7e-a24e-53562249027e

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