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Combination sleeping berth/commissary of the Pullman Palace Car "Gem", ca.1880

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Title	Combination sleeping berth/commissary of the Pullman Palace Car "Gem", ca.1880
Description	Photograph of the combination sleeping berth/commissary of the Pullman Palace Car "Gem", ca.1880. The right side of the car is shown converted into beds, while the left remains arranged for dining. Photoprint reads "Tables are placed between the birth seats, providing 'dining room' facilities".
Subject	Pullman
Subject (adlf)	railroad features
Subject (file heading)	Transportation -- Railroads -- General
Subject (lcsh)	Railroads -- Cars Railroads -- Dining-car service Railroads -- Sleeping-cars
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1880
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1880
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	43690
Call number	CHS-43690
Identifying number	isla id: 84-1-2154
Legacy record ID	chs-m12065; USC-2-1-1-12217
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-43690
Archival file	chs_Volume77/CHS-43690.tiff