Train porter

Notes:

Unidentified train porter, standing at entrance of train car, with one foot on a stool, and other on the platform. The stool is labeled “Pullman,” the company that manufactured and operated the train cars for which he worked. Though washed out from over-exposure, you can make out “Pull” on the brass plate affixed to his cap).

Data Provider:

Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Subject Topic:

Railroad porters, Railroad passenger cars, and African Americans

Rights:

© Grand Rapids Public Library. All Rights Reserved.

URL:

http://cdm16055.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16055coll15/id/103