- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Joseph, T.R., American
- Date
- ca. 1930s
- Medium
- ink on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (14 x 8.9 cm)
- Description
- Black-and-white photographic postcard that was never stamped and mailed but has written in pencil on the back the name "T.R. Joseph". The image on the postcard is of Pullman Porter, T.R. Joseph standing in a photography studio with a painted backdrop of a theater curtain behind him. He is dressed in a full Pullman Porter uniform, complete with Pullman Porter hat, with his left hand on his hip and his right hand resting on an ornate metal chair.
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- portraits
- photographic postcards
- Topic
- Labor
- Photography
- Pullman Porters
- Segregation
- Transportation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.75.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




