Built in 1931, the Union Depot in Tulsa, OK was the first central station in the city and seen as a symbol of hope for economic recovery during the Depression. While decommissioned in 1956 due to the funding of the Interstate Highway System, the station remains an important landmark in the city.

With the advent of train travel came the rise of America's labor movement. After the Civil War, Black Americans were hired to work as porters in the Pullman sleeping cars on passenger railroads. Known as Pullman Porters, these men faced unfair treatment and discrimination by both employers and travelers. When they went on strike in 1925, Filipinos were hired as scabs. But they quickly turned against their employers and joined the Black porters in forming the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which would eventually have a membership of 18,000 passenger railway workers.

Union Depot

• Dimensions: 32 x 20 inches
• Limited edition archival print on canvas stretched on wood frame

Filipino Pullman Porters

• Dimensions: 6 x 6 inches
• [medium TK]

Available for pickup only. No shipping or delivery available. Pieces will be available for pickup after the exhibition ends on Sept. 27. Contact gallery manager Angela Tung at angela@pearlriver.com with any questions.

For unframed prints of other sizes, visit Sammy Yuen's website.