Pullman Palace Car Company Photographs

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Pullman Palace Car Company Photographs

circa 1882-1955

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Collection consists of approximately 13,500 images (original photographs, copy prints, and film and glass plate negatives) for freight, passenger, private, and street and rapid transit cars manufactured by the Pullman Palace Car Company. The collection contains primarily early railroad Americana, including interior and exterior views of private and business cars as well as passenger and street cars. The collection is an important part of the historical record of the railroad car-building industry as well as the history of architecture and interior design.

128.5 Cubic feet (147 boxes)

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 11663150

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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Pullman Palace Car Co.

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Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company

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Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company created by mergers of several other companies in 1934; a subsidiary of Pullman Incorporated; headquartered in Chicago, Ill., with major plants in Worcester, Mass., Butler, Pa., Hammond, Ind., Chicago, Ill., and elsewhere. Worcester plant organized in 1934 as manufacturer of rail passenger cars and related transportation equipment; ceased operations in Worcester after 1964. From the description of Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company co...