Pullman porter's kick,wages,African Americans,sleeping car,Union,Ehrhart,1901

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Title: The Pullman porter's 'kick' / Ehrhart.
Creator(s): Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), ca. 1862-1937, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : J. Ottmann Lith. Co., Puck Bldg., 1901 September 4.
Summary: Illustration shows a thin, tattered 'Pullman Sleeping Car Porter' holding a piece of paper 'Tips Daily Average on each Trip' which shows a 70% reduction in tips between 1890 and 1900, at the bottom it states 'Pullman Porter's Labor Union.' He is appealing to the president of the railroad company to become a salaried employee. An insert shows the Pullman porter 'As we used to know him,' plump, with his pockets stuffed with cash and with rings on his fingers.
Notes:
Title from item.
Caption: 'Say, Boss, if the public won't pay me my wages any longer I guess the company 'll have to do it!'
Illus. in: Puck, v. 50, no. 1279 (1901 September 4), cover.
Copyright 1901 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Subjects:
Wages--1900-1910.
African Americans--Employment--1900-1910.
Railroad porters--United States--1900-1910.
Railroad sleeping cars--1900-1910.
Poor persons--1900-1910.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1900-1910.
Chromolithographs--Color--1900-1910.
Magazine covers--1900-1910.
Periodical illustrations--1900-1910.
Bookmark /2010651459/
Bookmark:2010651459
Bookmark:2010651459
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Source: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.