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George Pullman & His Family

• The Pullman Family
• The Pullman Mansion
• Castle Rest

The People of Pullman

Images of Pullman people

• The Pullman Band
• Organizations & Civic Groups
  • The Historic Pullman Foundation
  • The Historic Pullman Garden Club
  • The Pullman Civic Organization
  • The Pullman Creative Learning Center
  • The Pullman Improvement Association
  • Other Organizations
• Pullman Porters
• Sports teams in Pullman
• Pullman Employees

The Town of Pullman

Images of the town

Vistas

• Aerial views of Pullman
• Street level vistas

Art & Architecture

• Landscape architect Nathan Franklin Barrett
• Architect Solon Spencer Beman
• Henry Koopman and Family, Photographer
• Landscape Design

Pullman’s Neighborhood

• The Calumet River
• IHACCR
• Area Churches
• The Kensington Neighborhood
• Lake Calumet
• North Pullman
• The Roseland Neighborhood

Buildings in Pullman

• The Arcade Building
  • The Arcade Building
  • The Pullman Bank
  • The Library
  • Meeting Hall
  • Shops in the Arcade
  • The Theater
• Arcade Park
• Carriage House
• Casino Building
• Fire Department
• Freight Depot
• Gas Works
• The Hotel Florence
  • Exterior Views
  • Interior Views
  • Post-1975
  • History
• Hospital
• Houses
• Market Hall
• Schools
• Stable
• Train Station

The Pullman Company

Images of the Company

• Advertisements
• Various Incarnations of the Pullman Company
  • The Pullman Palace Car Company
  • Pullman Standard

• The Factory
  • The Administration Building
  • Corliss Engine
  • The Factory Site
  • The Pullman Building
  • The Water Tower
  • Pullman Workers
  • The Transfer Table

• Pullman Products
  • Images of Cars
  • The Arctic Cruiser

• Rail Travel
  • Travelling in a Pullman Car
  • Pullman Abroad
  • Rail Travel – Other

Labor & Race Relations

• Labor history
• Relations with Afro-Americans

THE PULLMAN HISTORY SITE

Other Resources

Reference & Background

• Architecture
• Chicago History
• Fairs
• Genealogy
• Illinois Central Railroad
• Illinois History
• Memorials
• Pullman – Post 1975
• Transportation & Other Museums
• The Victorian Era
• World War I
• World War II

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• The Pullman Company
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Other Pullman-Related Sites

• Historic Pullman Garden Club - An all-volunteer group that are the current stewards of many of the public green spaces in Pullman. (http://www.hpgc.org/

• Historic Pullman Foundation - The HPF is a non-profit organization whose mission is to "facilitate the preservation and restoration of original structures within the Town of Pullman and to promote public awareness of the significance of Pullman as one of the nation's first planned industrial communities, now a designated City of Chicago, State of Illinois and National landmark district." (http://www.pullmanil.org/)
• The National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum is a 501(c)3 cultural institution. Its purpose is to honor, preserving present and interpreting the legacy of A. Philip Randolph, Pullman Porters, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and the contributions made by African-Americans to America's labor movement. ((http://www.nationalpullmanportermuseum.com/)
• Pullman Civic Organization - The PCO is a strong and vibrant Community Organization that has been in existence since 1960. (http://www.pullmancivic.org/)
• Pullman National Monument - The official page of the Pullman National Park. (https://www.nps.gov/pull/)
• South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society - SSG&HS holds the Pullman Collection, consisting of personnel records from Pullman Car Works circa 1900-1949. There are approximately 200,000 individuals represented in the collection. (https://ssghs.org/)
• The Industrial Heritage Archives of Chicago's Calumet Region is an online museum of images that commemorates and celebrates the historic industries and workers of the region, made possible by a Library Services and Technology Act grant administered by the Illinois State Library. (http://www.pullman-museum.org/ihaccr/)
• Illinois Digital Archives (IDA) is a repository for the digital collections libraries and cultural institutions in the State of Illinois and the hosting service for the online images on this site. (http://www.idaillinois.org/)