Promotional photograph from the film Journey By Train

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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.

Silver gelatin print from a series of original photographs taken during the production of the 1935 educational short film, "A Journey by Train", produced by the Text Film Corp., Hollywood, CA. This print depicts what appears to be the interior of a restroom train car. Seated on a stool is a Pullman porter wearing a black bowtie, white jacket and dark slacks, with a black shoe in one hand and a shoe shining brush in the other. Behind him is a sink and water fountain while off to his right is a dark tufted leather bench or seat. The front left corner contains an identification tag within the photograph that reads "A JOURNEY BY TRAIN copyright by TEXT FILM CORP. HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. 101-28".

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