Pullman family
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The Pullman family is a prominent American family best known for its association with industrialist George Pullman and the Pullman Palace Car Company, which played a major role in the development of railroad travel and labor history in the United States.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American family ⓘ |
| associatedCompany |
Pullman Company
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Pullman Palace Car Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
company town
ⓘ
industrial paternalism ⓘ railroad sleeping car ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Pullman, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedState | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | American Gilded Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicSector |
railway equipment manufacturing
ⓘ
transportation ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
business
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ railroad industry ⓘ |
| hasFounderOfAssociatedCompany | George Pullman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPatriarch | George Pullman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industryImpact |
expansion of long-distance rail travel in the United States
ⓘ
luxury railroad sleeping cars ⓘ standardization of sleeping car service ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the Pullman Palace Car Company
ⓘ
involvement in American labor history ⓘ role in development of railroad travel in the United States ⓘ |
| laborHistoryImpact |
Pullman Strike of 1894
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ⓘ
debates over company towns ⓘ labor relations in the railroad industry ⓘ |
| legacy |
influence on U.S. labor law debates
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influence on urban planning through the Pullman company town ⓘ symbol of industrial-era corporate power ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Florence Pullman
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George M. Pullman NERFINISHED ⓘ George Pullman NERFINISHED ⓘ Harriet Sanger Pullman NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Sanger Pullman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | prominent ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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