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Tie pin worn by Pullman porter Philip Henry Logan

mid 20th century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A brass tie pin consisting of a horizontal bar increasing in thickness from left to right. The bar has a cut-out design in the shape of a Pullman palace car in the center right. The pin is engraved with horizontal lines across the bar and the details of the train car.

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Catalog reference: 2011.73.2

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