Identification tag for Pullman Porter Omer Ester: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Small cellulose nitrate retangular photo idenitification tag issued by the Pullman Company to Porter, Omer Ester. The photograph is a black-and-white portrait of Ester wearing a blazer and tie with the following numbers superimposed on top of the photograph: "4071". On the back of the pin is the following information: Omer Ester's signature with his age (57), weight (125 lbs.), height (5'6"), [eyes?] (Brn.) and hair (Black). Beside the signature is the following printed information: "4071/CC". Below this information is a blank line for a Signature of Company Officer without a signature.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1941
• Created by: Pullman Porters Benefit Association of America, American, founded 1915
• Subject of: Omer Ester, American, 1884 - 1974
• Type: identification tags
• Medium: cellulose nitrate and metal
• Dimensions: 2 3/16 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in. (5.6 x 4.1 x 1.3 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Labor
• Topic: Pullman Porters
• Topic: Segregation
• Topic: Transportation
• Object number: 2012.46.75.8
• 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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