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A Manicure on the "Modern Train"

This image from The Modern Railroad (1911) captures a white, female passenger receiving a manicure from an African-American woman while aboard the railroad.

"YOU MAY HAVE THE MANICURE UPON THE MODERN TRAIN"

About this Document

  • Source: The Modern Railroad
  • Published: Chicago
  • Author: Edward Hungerford
  • Publisher: A.C. McClurg & Co.
  • Published: Chicago
  • Date: 1911