Instructions to Porters, Attendants and Busboys

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Black leather-bound instructions manual created by the Pullman Company. At the top left corner of the cover, imprinted in silver, is a small box with the title printed inside: [Instructions / TO / PORTERS / ATTENDANTS / AND / BUS BOYS]. At bottom center is [THE PULLMAN COMPANY / AUGUST 1, 1952]. The interior title page is printed in black ink on off-white paper: [REGULATIONS / AND / INSTRUCTIONS / P 638] along with spaces for the employee to whom the book was issued to list their name, position, and district. The spaces are blank. The book is center bound by three silver metal brads.

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