Uniform cap for a Pullman attendant
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1940s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: J. Apfelbaum and Company, American, ca. 1905 - 1949
label: Subject of
content: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
notes: label: Description
content: Uniform cap worn by attendants on Pullman railway cars. The hat is in the style of peaked cap with a leather brim. A cream colored cord wraps around the crown of the hat above the brim and has two knots on either side. The leather brim is extremely scratched. The cords are each attached to a silver button with the inscription, [PULLMAN]. The upper part of the hat is wider than the crown and has metal button holes throughout. The inside of the cap has a leather border. At the back of the cap is a ribbon tied into a bow. Next to the ribbon is a white cloth square with the number [7] identifying the size of the hat. On the leather border are the dotted letters and numbers, [M W 8 6 47]. On the top inner hat is a leather diamond with the manufacturer's name, [MADE BY / Apfelbaum / 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: Great Migration
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Pullman Porters
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
label: Exhibition
content: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.20.3
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: copper-aluminum alloy, synthetic fiber and textile materials
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 6 11/16 in. (22.6 × 9.5 × 17 cm)