Four buttons from a Pullman Porter uniform
- Manufactured by
- Scovill Mfg. Co., American, 1850 - 1970
- Subject of
- Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
- Date
- early 20th-mid 20th Century
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
- Depth: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
- Description
- Four (4) round, silver colored Pullman Porter buttons that may have originally been sewn to a Porter uniform. The buttons contain the word "PULLMAN" at the center on the front. The back of the buttons have a small circular piece of metal attached to the center, which was probably used to attach the button to the uniform. Also on the back is the following information: "SCOVILL MFG. CO/WATERBURY".
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Type
- buttons (fasteners)
- Topic
- Labor
- Pullman Porters
- Segregation
- Transportation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.75.18a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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