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Armour Company's pig slaughterhouse, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1892. Artist: Unknown

Armour Company's pig slaughterhouse, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1892. Artist: Unknown

1-157-808 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Armour Company's pig slaughterhouse, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1892. One of the earliest production lines. Pigs were killed at the top of the building, then were processed before emerging at the bottom as finished carcasses. Processes shown (left to right): hitching up live beasts; slaughtering and bleeding; scalding carcasses.

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Medium
  1. Wood engraving
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World North and Central America United States Illinois Cook Chicago

  1. 41 51 00 N , 087 39 00 W
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Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

Lifestyle & Leisure Food & Drink

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5251x1992
File Size : 30,645kb

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  1. 002562
  1. 002562
  1. 0460001360
  1. 1-157-808
  1. 1157808
  1. 1360
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