HistoryCommission2: The Railroad Porter This photograph, acquired locally, show a young railroad porter. A porter is a railroad employee who assists passengers aboard a passenger train and handles their baggage. Prior to the 1970's most all porters were African American...

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The Railroad Porter This photograph, acquired locally, show a young railroad porter. A porter is a railroad employee who assists passengers aboard a passenger train and handles their baggage. Prior to the 1970's most all porters were African American...

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The Railroad Porter

This photograph, acquired locally, show a young railroad porter. A porter is a railroad employee who assists passengers aboard a passenger train and handles their baggage. Prior to the 1970's most all porters were African American men. It was not uncommon for some porters to be young men, under 18 years of age.

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HistoryCommission2: The Railroad Porter This photograph, acquired locally, show a young railroad porter. A porter is a railroad employee who assists passengers aboard a passenger train and handles their baggage. Prior to the 1970's most all porters were African American...