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- Application Letters from Charles Jones for Work as Steward or Porter on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, 1922-1923 - Henry and Clara Ford purchased <em>Fair Lane</em>, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, <em>Fair Lane</em> was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- January 1922-June 1923
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Application Letters from Charles Jones for Work as Steward or Porter on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, 1922-1923
Henry and Clara Ford purchased Fair Lane, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, Fair Lane was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- Application Letter from Vern Burnett for Employment on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, March 1923 - Henry and Clara Ford purchased <em>Fair Lane</em>, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, <em>Fair Lane</em> was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- March 01, 1923
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Application Letter from Vern Burnett for Employment on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, March 1923
Henry and Clara Ford purchased Fair Lane, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, Fair Lane was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- Lithograph, "Interior View of Paddington Station," London, England, circa 1856 - Serving as the London terminus of the Great Western Railway, parts of Paddington Station date to 1838. This circa 1856 lithograph depicts the interior of the station, including travelers and baggage handlers.
- circa 1856
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Lithograph, "Interior View of Paddington Station," London, England, circa 1856
Serving as the London terminus of the Great Western Railway, parts of Paddington Station date to 1838. This circa 1856 lithograph depicts the interior of the station, including travelers and baggage handlers.
- Pullman Porter Advertisement, 1952 - Founded in 1867, the Pullman Company built and operated sleeping cars under contract with host railroads and, for a century, was synonymous with first-class rail travel. For Black Americans, jobs as Pullman porters offered a pathway into the middle class. But the work was difficult. This advertisement underscores the attentiveness expected of porters -- always at passengers' fingertips.
- 1952
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Pullman Porter Advertisement, 1952
Founded in 1867, the Pullman Company built and operated sleeping cars under contract with host railroads and, for a century, was synonymous with first-class rail travel. For Black Americans, jobs as Pullman porters offered a pathway into the middle class. But the work was difficult. This advertisement underscores the attentiveness expected of porters -- always at passengers' fingertips.
- Application Letter from Jose M. Casonhua for Employment on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, December 1923 - Henry and Clara Ford purchased <em>Fair Lane</em>, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, <em>Fair Lane</em> was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- December 01, 1923
- Collections - Artifact
Application Letter from Jose M. Casonhua for Employment on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, December 1923
Henry and Clara Ford purchased Fair Lane, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, Fair Lane was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- Porter Assisting Clara Ford as She Steps Down from a Train, circa 1940 - Clara and Henry Ford frequently traveled by railroad for business and pleasure. As Henry's fame grew in the 1910s, such journeys became difficult due to pestering reporters and crowding admirers. The Fords took delivery of a private railroad car, <em>Fair Lane</em>, in 1921. They made more than 400 trips with the car before selling it in 1942.
- circa 1940
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Porter Assisting Clara Ford as She Steps Down from a Train, circa 1940
Clara and Henry Ford frequently traveled by railroad for business and pleasure. As Henry's fame grew in the 1910s, such journeys became difficult due to pestering reporters and crowding admirers. The Fords took delivery of a private railroad car, Fair Lane, in 1921. They made more than 400 trips with the car before selling it in 1942.