Pullman Ad May 1944

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Pullman Ad from May 1944 National Geographic.

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Pullman Ad May 1944Full color 6 1/4″ x 10″ ad for the fact that riding in Pullman Comfort is an American Custom. The ad has a picture of two soldiers trying to carry on a conversation, with the help of the War Department’s Pocket Guide to New Guinea, with a native who is holding fruit from a native tree. The ad has a headline saying “Dis pella someting belong wuh-name?” and compares the custom of using Pidgin-English to the custom of passengers riding in comfort in a Pullman car.

Source:  May 1944 National Geographic.