Uniform cap for a Pullman Porter
date: label: Date
content: 1950s - 1960s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: J. Apfelbaum and Company, American, ca. 1905 - 1949
notes: label: Description
content: Navy blue Pullman Porter's cap with brass buttons and rope detail and metal Pullman Porter tag attached to the front above the bill of the cap. The interior of the cap contains a band of leather lining the interior as well as a decorative gold manufacturer's stamp of: "RUBY'S UNIFORM CAP/205 W. Madison St./Chicago".
place: 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: Segregation
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: 2012.46.75.2
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: metal , leather and fabric
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 10 in. (12.1 x 18.4 x 25.4 cm)