Created by

Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969

Subject of

McCord, Thomas, American, 1886 - 1967

Date

May 28, 1943

Medium

ink on printing paper and silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 2 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (5.7 x 9.5 cm)

Description

A Pullman Company identification card issued to Thomas McCord, Porter. The identification card includes: sex, height, weight, race, hair color, eye color, date of birth, and signature. It also includes McCord’s and the officer of support's signatures. There is a small picture of Thomas McCord in the bottom right corner of the front of the card.

Place depicted

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Documents and Manuscripts

Type

gelatin silver prints

identity cards

Topic

Associations and institutions

Labor

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

2010.31.6

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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GUID

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