Created by
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, American, founded 1935
Received by
McCord, Thomas, American, 1886 - 1967
Date
1943
Medium
ink on printing paper
Dimensions
H x W: 2 7/8 x 4 in. (7.3 x 10.2 cm)
Description
A Certificate of Annuity issued by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board to Pullman Porter Thomas McCord. The certificate has black type on paper. The type reads: Certificate of Annuity / U.S. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD / THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT / Thomas McCord / IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AN ANNUITY UNDER AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT / RRB CLAIM NO. A- 349173]. The certificate is signed at the bottom by the chairman and secretary. There is additional writing on the bottom by hand in ink of a series of numbers.
Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
certificates
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
2010.31.7
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56267843d-db43-40e7-8877-555d7abc34da

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