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9:00 AM PT - Feb 20th, 2012
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Antique black & white Photo - Swift's Chicago Meat Packers, 19th C. Very early photo of this company when they were still delivering products using horse and buggy. The photo is from approximately 1875, after Swift had set up his shop in Chicago's Union Stock Yards.
Provenance: Miki and James J. Mangan III of Fairfield, CT Photo Size: H. 10" x L. 12.5" Frame Size: H. 12.5" x L. 14.5" x D. 1" Weight: 2lbs 2oz Condition: Very good with minor age spotting on backing paper Gustavus Franklin Swift (June 24, 1839 – March 29, 1903) founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century, over which he presided until his death. He is credited with the development of the first practical ice-cooled railroad car which allowed his company to ship dressed meats to all parts of the country and even abroad, which ushered in the "era of cheap beef." Swift pioneered the use of animal by-products for the manufacture of soap, glue, fertilizer, various types of sundries, and even medical products. Swift donated large sums of money to such institutions as the University of Chicago, the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). He established Northwestern University's "School of Oratory" in memory of his daughter, Annie May Swift, who died while a student there. When he died in 1903, his company was valued at between US$125 million and $135 million, and had a workforce that was more than 21,000 strong. "The House of Swift" slaughtered as many as two million cattle, four million hogs, and two million sheep a year. Three years after his death, the value of the company's capital stock topped $250 million. He and his family are interred in a mausoleum in Mount Hope Cemetery in Chicago, IL. Condition reportVery good with minor age spotting on backing paper
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