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Identification card for Pullman maid Mary Harris

1931

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 laminated Pullman Company identification card used by Mary Harris. The card is white with black text. Mary Harris’s signature is written vertically on the left side of the card. The Chicago Western District Superintendent's signature is at the bottom of the card. The back of the card has a black and white photograph of Mary Harris.

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Catalog reference: 2014.63.63.28

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