Museum object · hangers (costume equipment)
Clothes hanger used by Pullman porters
early to mid 20th century
African American history · place not specified
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.
A wood clothes hanger with a metal hook. Printed in black ink on both sides of the hanger is “PULLMAN” and “TRAVEL AND SLEEP IN SAFETY AND COMFORT.”.
- Catalog date
- early to mid 20th century
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Labor; Pullman Porters; Transportation
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2014.63.63.23.2
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection