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Burlington Route Map. 1923, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, 1923

Burlington Route map showing the routes traveling through Lincoln , Ne.

Tags: Pullman Porters, Railways

Alfred E. Simms Retirement Announcement in the Voice Newspaper., Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress., 1949

The Retirement announcement of Alfred Simms on the front page of the Voice newspaper. Alfred Simms retired from a 30 year career as a Pullman car…

Tags: Alfred Simms, Pullman Porters

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress., Pullman Porters File Petition With Commerce Commission, !6 September, 1927

Monitor article about the petition that the BSCP filed to the Interstate Commerce commission on 7th September, 1927. They requested an investigation…

Burlington Route, Courier Pub. Co., Publisher Courier Pub. Co., 1900

Advertisement from the Courier (LIncoln, Ne. ) Newspaper. Advertising holiday rates for a round trip to all Burlington points west of the Missouri,…

Tags: Pullman Porters, Railways

Alfred MacMillian, Pullman Porter waiting for a train to start aboard the "Capitol Limited" bound for Chicago Illinois., Delano, Jack, photographer, Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information photograph collection, 1942

Alfred MacMillian hanging on the steps of a train waiting for the train to begin the journey. Dressed in kitchen porter attire

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Pullman porter making up an upper berth aboard the "Capitol Limited," bound for Chicago, Illinois, Delano, Jack, photographer, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
, 1942

A photograph of a Pullman Porter making the upper bed in the sleeper.

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Department of the Interior. National Park Service, McWilliams House National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Department of the Interior. National Park Service., 1999

Form nominating the Trago T. McWilliams House for the National Register of Historic Places. Contains details of the building structure and information…

Tags: Clinton Neighborhood, Historic Place, Trago T McWilliams

The Pullman Porter's "Kick" Ehrhart, Erhart, Samuel, D., 1901

A caricature of a Pullman Porter holding a piece of paper listing "Tips Daily Average on Each Trip". Appealing to the "shocked" President of the…

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G. W. Bonnell, C. P. & T. A., Through Tourist Sleepers to the Northwest, Courier Pub. Co.

Newspaper column in the Courier (Lincoln, Ne) informing readers of the newly established Burlington Route, that ran twice a week from Kansas Cita…

Tags: Newspapers, Pullman Porters

If you want the most for your money you want the Burlington Route, G.W. Bokkell; C.P. & T.A., Courier Pub. Co., 1889

Advertisement for the Burlington Route. Advertising clean, well ventilated cars, elegant dinners where you pay only for what you order, and "Attentive…

Tags: Newspapers, Pullman Porters, Railways