“Sticking hogs in Armour’s great packing house, Chicago, USA,” 1893. Armour was founded in 1867 and
“Sticking hogs in Armour’s great packing house, Chicago, USA,” 1893. Armour was founded in 1867 and was one of the primary companies in the building of Chicago’s meatpacking industry of the late 1800s and early 1900s. This industry helped Chicago to grow quickly, but also led to the horrific environmental and working conditions depicted in Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle.{WHF} {HTE} -- source link
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