On View
Segregation Gallery
Exhibition
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
Manufactured by
Wanamaker & Brown, American, 1861 - 1986
Owned by
Thomas, Robert Jackson, American, 1889 - 1929
Subject of
Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
Date
ca. 1920
Medium
wool, metal, plastic
Dimensions
H x W: 32 x 22 in. (81.3 x 55.9 cm)
On Form: 30 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 13 in. (77.5 x 62.2 x 33 cm)
With Pants on Form: 65 x 24 1/2 x 14 in. (165.1 x 62.2 x 35.6 cm)
Description
A Pullman Porter uniform jacket owned by Robert Jackson Thomas. The jacket is made from a heavy wool-like material with a two inch collar and lined with a lighter black textured fabric. There are six metal outer buttons stamped with "PULLMAN" and six inner navy plastic buttons running down the opening of the coat. Each sleeve has two buttons on the cuff and a small square textile design on the wrist. The outside of the jacket has single-welt pockets on the left breast, on the right hip, and in the interior liner of the right breast. A sewn label directly under the interior pocket reads “Wanamaker & Brown / Philadelphia” in yellow thread on black fabric.
Place made
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Clothing-Historical
Type
livery (uniforms)
Topic
Clothing and dress
Labor
Transportation
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Descendants of Robert and Georgia Thomas, Pulaski, Tenn
Object number
2012.75.1.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56c669963-25e5-4a34-9fce-f1ffb5016c01

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