Armour Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, 1900 – Historic Photograph 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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This rare historic image captures Armour Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, 1900 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Panoramic picture of Armour & Co.'s General Office, Union Stock Yards, Chicago
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Armour Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, 1900
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Chicago's Union Stock Yards in 1900 occupied a large tract on the South Side, where livestock arrived by rail and left as dressed meat bound for markets across the country. The yards had opened in 1865 under a consortium of railroads, and packing firms such as Armour and Company and Swift built plants nearby, making Chicago the center of American meatpacking. Thousands of workers, many of them immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe, lived in crowded neighborhoods close by and labored long hours on the killing floors. Chicagoans took pride in a trade that fed the nation, though the odors and working conditions would later draw sharp national criticism.
| Created / published | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Creator | geo. r. lawrence co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Illinois |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 810 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panoramic picture of Armour & Co.'s General Office, Union Stock Yards, Chicago |
| Reference | IL Armour Union Stock Yards, Chicago 1900 |
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