Jacket for a Pullman porter uniform

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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 dark blue coat (.1) with a Pullman pinback button (.2). The jacket has six, silver colored metal buttons down the front. Each of the round buttons has the word “PULLMAN” embossed on it. There is a flap pocket on the front, right side on the bottom portion of the jacket and a breast pocket on the front, left side. Three gold colored chevrons are sewn onto the left sleeve just above the cuff. The label sewn onto the right interior breast pocket says [A. G. MEIRR & CO. / MANUFACTURERS OF / UNIFORMS / CAPS / 205 W. MONROE ST. / CHICAGO]. Pinned to the left lapel is a round, pinback button (2014.63.63.31.2) with the Pullman logo at center. The logo features a green train car with the word “PULLMAN” written in yellow. Yellow type above and below train car reads “TRAVEL AND SLEEP / SAFETY AND COMFORT.

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