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Shoehorn carried by Pullman Porter Robert Thomas

ca. 1920

United States, North and Central America

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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.

Metal shoehorn with one end flat while the other end is concave. One end of the tool has the word "DOBSON" imprinted on the one side.

Catalog date
ca. 1920
Recorded places
United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Labor; Transportation

Sources & collection details

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2012.75.2

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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