Hog-slaughtering and pork-packing in Cincinnati – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Hog-slaughtering and pork-packing in Cincinnati, an antique engraving rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hog-slaughtering and pork-packing in Cincinnati
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Cincinnati's pork trade is the subject of this double-page wood engraving, published in *Harper's Weekly* on September 6, 1873, from drawings by H.F. Farny. By the mid-nineteenth century the city had earned the nickname Porkopolis, as its packing houses processed hogs on a scale that drew national attention. The engraving reproduces the slaughter and processing work that fed that industry. Because it spans two pages, it offers a wider view of the packing operations than a single-column illustration could.
| Created / published | 1873 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Subjects | Double-page of wood engr. from drawings by H.F. Farny Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1873 Sept. 6, p. 776-777. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Meat processing & packing; Ohio--Cincinnati; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,067 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-130847 |
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