Nostalgia & History > Three Amazing Pullman Car Interiors, circa 1900

From the Arthur Dubin Collection of The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

1. Description: The interior of a grand railroad dining car with fancy wooden chairs and tables.
Date: 1906-07-13
Identifier: 400080
Physical Dimensions: 25x11 cm

2. Description: 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.
Date: 1888-04-XX
Identifier: 400078
Physical Dimensions: 19 x 11 cm

3. Description: 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."
Date: n.d.
Identifier: 400079
Physical Dimensions: 20 x 11 cm


Enjoy,
Marty Bernard

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PRR 4 Dining cars - No. 7574 to 7578 1906 Lot 3332 Plan 2179-A

The middle one makes no sense - Lot 3919 was for express cars, and I can't find anything that starts with menern or memer. The photo number, 373 is for either NEW ZEALAND or AUSTRALIA Plan 622 Lot 1529 - or 1375: "Passenger Day Coaches (with Evansville & Terre Haute) (Lot 1792, 93 & 94 - full train of 5 cars - Chicago & Nashville Limited (Neg. 1379)"

Seeing it in person might help Likely the poor resolution on the web.


PULL 1 "Parlor - ""SANTA MARIA"" -
22 Chair, 6 Seat Drawing Room
Exhibit car by Pullman Palace Car Co. at World's
Columbian Exposition at Chicago - 1893
Name changed to COLUMBIA for 1898 Trans-Mississippi
Exposition when due to Spanish-American war making
the original Spanish names politically incorrect. " 1893 Lot 1978 Plan 1031

Beautiful.

Thanks Marty for sharing these GEMS. Now that is how a Grand Diner should look! Having done refinishing of antique furniture, I really appreciate that first shot.

Kent in CArmel Valley

Didn't think about it - it's a Detroit Lot:

PULL 8 "Sleepers - 12 Section, 1 Drawing Room, Buffet -
G/S: BANDURA, CHETOLAH, ELECTRA, LECANTO,
LEONCITO, MEMBRINO, MIDVALE, RIALTO" 1888 PD 346 375-G