Towel used by the Pullman Company
date: label: Date
content: 1940
name: label: Created by
content: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
notes: label: Description
content: White cotton with a small basket weave patterned rectangular Pullman Company towel. At the center of the towel is a blue fabric band with a small curved line decorative stitched boarder. Stitched in white thread at the center of the blue band is: "PROPERTY OF THE PULLMAN COMPANY 1940".
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Pullman Porters
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Transportation
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
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: 2012.46.75.3
objectType: label: Type
content: towels
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cotton
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 16 1/8 x 25 in. (41 x 63.5 cm)