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  • Collection: Arthur Dubin Collection

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Union and Central Pacific Pullman railroad car, "Pyramid." The Pullman Company, founded by George Pullman in 1862, built luxury railroad cars to help improve the experience of its passengers.

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A Pullman Company disclaimer to their passengers stating, ". . . not smoking where it will annoy others in parlor cars and open sleeping cars will be appreciated." The cartoonish scene depicts a gentleman smoking and several annoyed passengers.

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The interior of a grand railroad dining car with fancy wooden chairs and tables.

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The interior of a Pullman railroad car with decorative design and ornate lighting. The Pullman Company, founded by George Pullman in 1862, built luxury railroad cars to help improve the experience of its passengers. On verso: "Membrino: Lot 346…

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The exterior of Reverie, a Grand Trunk Railway car, likely Grand Trunk Western Railway, which operated out of Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Other major subsidiaries of Grand Trunk Railway included, Central Vermont Railway (Quebec, Vermont,…

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The luxurious interior of the "Countess," a railroad car that Pullman built for the 1893 Columbian Exposition. On verso: "(assigned B&O); Ex - Santa Maria; 24-chair - 1 dr. rm."

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The Pullman Company warns its passengers that "CARD SHARKS can beat any honest player." The humorous broadside depicts a hand holding five aces and shows two common methods of cheating: cupping cards and hiding a card up the sleeve.
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