2-356-719 - Curt Teich Postcard Archives/Heritage Images

Transit House, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1910. Postcard. A horse-drawn vehicle and pedestrians are in front of the red brick building. A brick and iron gate stands at the entrance. 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.