Sign used by the Pullman Palace Car Company

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Commissioned by: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969

Date: 20th century

Medium: plastic
Dimensions: 5 1/16 × 3 × 1/16 in. (12.9 × 7.6 × 0.2 cm)

Description: A dark rectangular plastic plaque with white type. The plaque reads “THIS CAR IS FOR / ACCOMMODATION OF / PULLMAN / PASSENGERS / ONLY / IF DOOR IS LOCKED / RING FOR PORTER.”

Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Type: signs

Topic: Labor; Pullman Porters; Transportation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2014.63.63.18

Restrictions & Rights: No known copyright restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Sign used by the Pullman Palace Car Company