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Revolving hog wheel, Armour Plant, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1915. Artist: Unknown

Revolving hog wheel, Armour Plant, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1915. Postcard showing workers attaching hogs by their legs to a giant wooden wheel as part of the slaughtering process. Because of its status as a major rail hub between the Great Plains and the major markets on the East Coast, Chicago became the centre of the American livestock and meat industry.
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Title:
Revolving hog wheel, Armour Plant, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1915. Artist: Unknown
Caption:
Revolving hog wheel, Armour Plant, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1915. Postcard showing workers attaching hogs by their legs to a giant wooden wheel as part of the slaughtering process. Because of its status as a major rail hub between the Great Plains and the major markets on the East Coast, Chicago became the centre of the American livestock and meat industry.
Credit:
Album / Curt Teich Postcard Archives / Heritage Images
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Image size:
4085 x 2580 px | 30.2 MB
Print size:
34.6 x 21.8 cm | 13.6 x 8.6 in (300 dpi)
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