Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Dubin Pullman Palace Car Co. Car Construction and Registration Books

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0158
Creators:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation
Dates:
1875-1911.
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
2.6 Cubic feet
8 boxes
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Records of construction by plant. Includes orders, dates of construction, customers and costs for passenger, dining and freight cars.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
In 1867 George Mortimer Pullman (1831-1897) and Ben Field organized the Pullman Palace Car Co. "This company became the world's greatest car-building and car-repairing enterprise, with plants located at Pullman, Illinois (now part of Chicago), and many other places in North and South America and even in Europe,"--Hubbard Freeman in the "Encyclopedia of North American Railroading." These registers and records pertain to the manufacturing end of the company--the Chicago works at Pullman, Illinois.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Transportation (now Division of Work and Industry), 1980, 1984
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
THIS COLLECTION HAS BEEN INTEGRATED INTO COLLECTION AC0181.
Preferred Citation
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Dubin Pullman Palace Car Co. Construction and Registration Books, 1875-1911, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

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