Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Pullman porter in advertisement

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OriginalPullman porters were men—all Black until the 1960s—hired by George Pullman to work on the railroads as porters on sleeping cars starting shortly after the American Civil War. They are widely credited with contributing to the development of the Black middle class in America.
Reason
High quality advertisement, bit of American history
Articles in which this image appears
Pullman porter +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
Strobridge & Co. Lith.

Promoted File:Pullman dining car 1894.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:25, 8 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]