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- Detroit & Mackinac Railway Caboose, circa 1912 - The caboose was the conductor's office, the crew's quarters, and -- from the elevated cupola -- a place to spot problems on the train. By the 1980s, the caboose was made obsolete by new technologies and smaller crews. This car served on Michigan's Detroit & Mackinac Railway, which operated a 200-mile route between Bay City and Cheboygan along the Lake Huron shoreline.
- circa 1912
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Detroit & Mackinac Railway Caboose, circa 1912
The caboose was the conductor's office, the crew's quarters, and -- from the elevated cupola -- a place to spot problems on the train. By the 1980s, the caboose was made obsolete by new technologies and smaller crews. This car served on Michigan's Detroit & Mackinac Railway, which operated a 200-mile route between Bay City and Cheboygan along the Lake Huron shoreline.
- Silent Butler Used on Pullman Passenger Cars -
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Silent Butler Used on Pullman Passenger Cars
- Hand Towel Used on Pullman Passenger Cars - From its founding in 1867 until its demise a century later, Pullman was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. The company built sleeping cars and operated them under contract with host railroads. For Black Americans, jobs as Pullman porters offered a pathway into the middle class, though the work was difficult. This hand towel was used on a Pullman car.
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Hand Towel Used on Pullman Passenger Cars
From its founding in 1867 until its demise a century later, Pullman was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. The company built sleeping cars and operated them under contract with host railroads. For Black Americans, jobs as Pullman porters offered a pathway into the middle class, though the work was difficult. This hand towel was used on a Pullman car.
- Hand Towel Used on Pullman Passenger Cars - From its founding in 1867 until its demise a century later, Pullman was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. The company built sleeping cars and operated them under contract with host railroads. For Black Americans, jobs as Pullman porters offered a pathway into the middle class, though the work was difficult. This hand towel was used on Union Pacific trains.
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Hand Towel Used on Pullman Passenger Cars
From its founding in 1867 until its demise a century later, Pullman was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. The company built sleeping cars and operated them under contract with host railroads. For Black Americans, jobs as Pullman porters offered a pathway into the middle class, though the work was difficult. This hand towel was used on Union Pacific trains.
- "Pasteurized-Pure" Drinking Water Carton Used on the Santa Fe Railroad - Chartered in 1859, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway connected Chicago with southern California via the southwestern United States. This carton, which contained drinking water, was likely distributed to Santa Fe work crews. It featured the railroad's logo, an illustration of a worker alongside a railroad track, and a reminder to be safe on the job.
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"Pasteurized-Pure" Drinking Water Carton Used on the Santa Fe Railroad
Chartered in 1859, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway connected Chicago with southern California via the southwestern United States. This carton, which contained drinking water, was likely distributed to Santa Fe work crews. It featured the railroad's logo, an illustration of a worker alongside a railroad track, and a reminder to be safe on the job.
- 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.
- Hand Towel Used on Pullman Passenger Cars - From its founding in 1867 until its demise a century later, Pullman was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. The company built sleeping cars and operated them under contract with host railroads. For Black Americans, jobs as Pullman porters offered a pathway into the middle class, though the work was difficult. This hand towel was used on a Pullman car.
- Collections - Artifact
Hand Towel Used on Pullman Passenger Cars
From its founding in 1867 until its demise a century later, Pullman was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. The company built sleeping cars and operated them under contract with host railroads. For Black Americans, jobs as Pullman porters offered a pathway into the middle class, though the work was difficult. This hand towel was used on a Pullman car.
- Hand Towel Used on Pullman Passenger Cars - From its founding in 1867 until its demise a century later, Pullman was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. The company built sleeping cars and operated them under contract with host railroads. For Black Americans, jobs as Pullman porters offered a pathway into the middle class, though the work was difficult. This hand towel was used on a Pullman car.
- Collections - Artifact
Hand Towel Used on Pullman Passenger Cars
From its founding in 1867 until its demise a century later, Pullman was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. The company built sleeping cars and operated them under contract with host railroads. For Black Americans, jobs as Pullman porters offered a pathway into the middle class, though the work was difficult. This hand towel was used on a Pullman car.
- Pullman Company Playing Cards - From its founding in 1867 until its demise a century later, the Pullman Company's name was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. Pullman not only built sleeping cars, it also operated them under contract with host railroads to ensure quality service. But Pullman's well-heeled passengers were the first to embrace air travel once it became a viable alternative.
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Pullman Company Playing Cards
From its founding in 1867 until its demise a century later, the Pullman Company's name was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. Pullman not only built sleeping cars, it also operated them under contract with host railroads to ensure quality service. But Pullman's well-heeled passengers were the first to embrace air travel once it became a viable alternative.
- Pullman Travel Soap - From its founding in 1867 until its demise a century later, the Pullman Company's name was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. Pullman not only built sleeping cars, it also operated them under contract with host railroads to ensure quality service. But Pullman's well-heeled passengers were the first to embrace air travel once it became a viable alternative.
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Pullman Travel Soap
From its founding in 1867 until its demise a century later, the Pullman Company's name was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. Pullman not only built sleeping cars, it also operated them under contract with host railroads to ensure quality service. But Pullman's well-heeled passengers were the first to embrace air travel once it became a viable alternative.