On View
Segregation Gallery
Exhibition
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
Manufactured by
A. G. Meier & Co., American
Commissioned by
Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
Date
1900-1969
Medium
cloth, thread, cotton, metal
Dimensions
2014.63.63.31.1 : 30 × 22 × 12 1/2 in. (76.2 × 55.9 × 31.8 cm)
2014.63.63.31.2: 7/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.3 × 2.3 × 0.6 cm)
Description
A dark blue coat (.1) with a Pullman pinback button (.2). The jacket has six, silver colored metal buttons down the front. Each of the round buttons has the word “PULLMAN” embossed on it. There is a flap pocket on the front, right side on the bottom portion of the jacket and a breast pocket on the front, left side. Three gold colored chevrons are sewn onto the left sleeve just above the cuff. The label sewn onto the right interior breast pocket says [A. G. MEIRR & CO. / MANUFACTURERS OF / UNIFORMS / CAPS / 205 W. MONROE ST. / CHICAGO].
Pinned to the left lapel is a round, pinback button (2014.63.63.31.2) with the Pullman logo at center. The logo features a green train car with the word “PULLMAN” written in yellow. Yellow type above and below train car reads “TRAVEL AND SLEEP / SAFETY AND COMFORT.” “Pullman” is also written on the bottom left.
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Type
jackets
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
Clothing and dress
Labor
Pullman Porters
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.63.63.31.1-.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5433893a9-3131-442d-b9a7-71da29de53e7

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