Clothes hanger used by Pullman porters
date: label: Date
content: early to mid 20th century
name: label: Commissioned by
content: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A wood clothes hanger with a metal hook. Printed in black ink on both sides of the hanger is “PULLMAN” and “TRAVEL AND SLEEP IN SAFETY AND COMFORT.”
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
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: 2014.63.63.23.2
objectType: label: Type
content: hangers (costume equipment)
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: wood, metal
label: Dimensions
content: 8 3/8 × 17 1/8 × 5/8 in. (21.3 × 43.5 × 1.6 cm)