Museum object · caps (headgear)
Cap for a sleeping car porter
1920s - 1970s
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Off-white colored circular cap with bill. Dark braid trim with gold buttons stamped "CMStP" along front and side. At front, a bronze tag reads, "SLEEPING CAR PORTER.".
- Catalog date
- 1920s - 1970s
- Recorded places
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Clothing and dress; Labor; Segregation
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Sources & collection details
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2008.15.1
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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