Uniform cap worn by a Pullman porter
date: label: Date
content: 1950s - 1960s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: J. Apfelbaum and Company, American, ca. 1905 - 1949
label: Commissioned by
content: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
notes: label: Description
content: A uniform cap used by a Pullman porter. The cap has a stiff, black crown and a black plastic visor. Metal buttons are on both sides of the cap where the visor meets the crown. The buttons are silver colored with the word “PULLMAN” on it. A white corded strap connects both buttons and rests on the visor. A brass colored plate at the front of the cap has black lettering that reads “PULLMAN / PORTER.” The cap has a faux leather band on the inside with a sticker adhered to it that reads “6 7/8.” A label on the inside of the cap reads “RUBY’S / UNIFORM CAPS / 205 W Madison St / CHICAGO.”
place: label: Place made
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Pullman Porters
label: Topic
content: Transportation
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
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: 2014.63.63.33
objectType: label: Type
content: caps (headgear)
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: cloth, plastic, metal
label: Dimensions
content: 5 × 8 × 10 1/4 in. (12.7 × 20.3 × 26 cm)