Service card of Pullman porter Percy Davis: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An off-white paper service card with black printed text used by Percy Davis. The card is laminated. The card reads “THIS CAR IS SERVED BY / P DAVIS / PORTER / THE PULLMAN COMPANY / CHICAGO.” There is no printing on the reverse.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1919-1963
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Commissioned by: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
• Subject of: Percy Davis, American, 1893 - 1979
• Type: identity cards
• Medium: ink on paper, plastic
• Dimensions: H x W: 2 15/16 × 4 7/8 in. (7.5 × 12.4 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: 2014.63.63.7.3
• 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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