Whisk Broom
name: label: associated institution
content: Pullman Company
notes: label: Description
content: Lawrence W. Davis used this whisk broom during his career as a Pullman Porter from 1925 until his retirement in the 1960s.
label: Description
content: Pullman cars were almost all sleeping cars with "sections" that converted from day seating to night-time berths, usually with a few separate, small rooms with their own toilet and sink. Each Pullman porter—one assigned per car—were on call throughout the day and night to serve their passengers. While the hours were stressful, pay was good because of union bargaining, especially when compared to many other jobs open to African Americans before the late 1960s. At home, porters were frequently leaders in their communities.
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content: Work and Industry: Transportation, Railroad
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content: Work
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content: America on the Move
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content: Transportation
label: Exhibition
content: America On The Move
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.0811.01
label: catalog number
content: 1986.0811.01
label: accession number
content: 1986.0811
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Broom, Whisk
label: Other Terms
content: Broom, Whisk; Rail