Identification card for Pullman porter Percy Davis: Museum Object and Cultural History
Identification card for Pullman porter Percy Davis: Date: July 30, 1943. Printed by: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969. Subject of: Percy Davis, American, 1893 - 1979.
The object in the museum catalogue
A laminated Pullman Company identification card used by Percy Davis. The card is white with black text and a black-and-white portrait of Percy Davis in the bottom right corner. The back of the card has the right thumb print of Percy Davis and additional printed text on it.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: July 30, 1943
- Printed by: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
- Subject of: Percy Davis, American, 1893 - 1979
- Type: portraits
- Type: identity cards
- Medium: ink on paper, plastic
- Dimensions: H x W: 2 3/8 × 3 3/4 in. (6 × 9.6 cm)
- Place used: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Labor
- Topic: Pullman Porters
- Topic: Transportation
- Object number: 2014.63.63.7.5
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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