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Sign used by the Pullman Palace Car Company

20th century

African American history · place not specified

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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.”.

Catalog date
20th century
Recorded subjects
African American; Labor; Pullman Porters; Transportation

Sources & collection details

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2014.63.63.18

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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