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The Pullman loaf, sometimes called the "sandwich loaf" or "pan bread", is a rectangular loaf of white bread baked in a long, narrow, lidded pan. The French term for this style of loaf is pain de mie , or, less commonly, pain anglais .
In Arabic, the word "pullman" is used to refer to a coach bus in Syria. In Arabic, it would be spelled "بولمان". In Latin America, pullman may refer to a luxury bus as well as to a railroad sleeping car. A Pullman loaf is a type of long, square bread originally developed to be baked in the small kitchens of Pullman rail cars.
Workers leave the Pullman Palace Car Works in 1893. The Pullman Company, [1] founded by George Pullman, was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States.
The “town” was founded by George Pullman to house workers at his now-defunct Pullman Palace Car Co., which made luxurious rail cars. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Share of the Pullman's Palace Car Company, issued April 20, 1892, made out to George M. Pullman. Pullman developed a railroad sleeping car, the Pullman sleeper or "palace car". These were designed after the packet boats that travelled the Erie Canal of his youth in Albion. The first one was finished in 1864.
A Pullman porter assisting a passenger with her luggage. Pullman porters were men hired to work for the railroads as porters on sleeping cars. [1] Starting shortly after the American Civil War, George Pullman sought out former slaves to work on his sleeper cars. Their job was to carry passengers’ baggage, shine shoes, set up and maintain the ...
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Breakfast is kind of a tricky meal. Many of us skip it, or opt for a grab-and-go option because sometimes there’s just not enough time to pull something together. But a great breakfast can ...