Photographic postcard of Pullman Porter, Omer Ester and his wife Jean
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1930s
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Omer Ester, American, 1884 - 1974
label: Subject of
content: Jean Ester, Scottish American, born 1901
notes: label: Description
content: Black-and-white photographic postcard that was never stamped and mailed but has written in pencil on the back the name "Omer Ester". The image on the postcard is of Pullman Porter, Omer Ester, in his full porter uniform, including Pullman Porter cap. Standing next to him is an unidentified African American woman wearing what appears to be a velvet full length coat with fur trim on the collar and sleeves. She is wearing a 1920s style woman's hat and holding a handbag in her right hand. They are in a photography studio standing in front of a painted backdrop with an oriental-style carpet under their feet.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Pullman Porters
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Transportation
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.46.75.6
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: photographic postcards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (14 x 8.9 cm)