Railroad pass owned by Pullman porter Percy Davis and his wife Georgia Davis
date: label: Date
content: 1964-1966
name: label: Printed by
content: Rand McNally, American, founded 1856
label: Commissioned by
content: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
label: Signed by
content: Percy Davis, American, 1893 - 1979
label: Subject of
content: Georgia Davis, American, 1896 - 1971
label: Subject of
content: William J. Quinn, American
label: Subject of
content: K. W. Cunningham, American
notes: label: Description
content: A laminated rail road pass issued to Pullman porter Percy Davis and his wife, Georgia Davis. The pass is white with a blue logo at center and red and black text. “The Milwaukee Road” is printed at the top of the card in black. Printed at top center in red ink is “1964-65-66,” “VA 4136” and “IN RECOGNITION OF FORTY YEARS OF SERVICE.” The backside of the pass has conditions of use printed on it. The pass is signed by Percy Davis.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Pullman Porters
label: Topic
content: Transportation
label: Topic
content: Travel
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: 2014.63.63.7.4
objectType: label: Type
content: passes (tickets)
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: ink on paper, plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 2 5/8 × 4 1/8 in. (6.7 × 10.4 cm)