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Service card of Pullman porter Percy Davis

1919-1963

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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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.

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.

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Catalog reference: 2014.63.63.7.3

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