Photographic postcard of Pullman Porter, T.R. Joseph
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Object Details
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- T.R. Joseph, American
- Description
- Black-and-white photographic postcard that was never stamped and mailed but has written in pencil on the back the name "T.R. Joseph". The image on the postcard is of Pullman Porter, T.R. Joseph standing in a photography studio with a painted backdrop of a theater curtain behind him. He is dressed in a full Pullman Porter uniform, complete with Pullman Porter hat, with his left hand on his hip and his right hand resting on an ornate metal chair.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- ca. 1930s
- Object number
- 2012.46.75.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- portraits
- photographic postcards
- Medium
- ink on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (14 x 8.9 cm)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Labor
- Photography
- Pullman Porters
- Segregation
- Transportation
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.46.75.7
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53afb992f-a313-45e2-bbb7-fc8e82d07bcd
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