Postcard of Ruby, a Pullman maid, with a young girl

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A postcard with a black and white image of a woman, identified on the back as "Ruby," wearing a Pullman maid’s uniform and posing with a young girl. Ruby is pictured seated on a chair. She has her right arm on the armrest and her left hand is by her chin. The young girl is standing to her left and has her right arm resting on the chair. Handwritten text on the back of the postcard reads “Ruby VA / Pullman Maid.”

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