Identification tag for Pullman Porter Omer Ester
date: label: Date
content: 1941
name: label: Created by
content: Pullman Porters Benefit Association of America, American, founded 1915
label: Subject of
content: Omer Ester, American, 1884 - 1974
notes: label: Description
content: Small cellulose nitrate retangular photo idenitification tag issued by the Pullman Company to Porter, Omer Ester. The photograph is a black-and-white portrait of Ester wearing a blazer and tie with the following numbers superimposed on top of the photograph: "4071". On the back of the pin is the following information: Omer Ester's signature with his age (57), weight (125 lbs.), height (5'6"), [eyes?] (Brn.) and hair (Black). Beside the signature is the following printed information: "4071/CC". Below this information is a blank line for a Signature of Company Officer without a signature.
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: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
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: 2012.46.75.8
objectType: label: Type
content: identification tags
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: cellulose nitrate and metal
label: Dimensions
content: 2 3/16 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in. (5.6 x 4.1 x 1.3 cm)