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Exhibits of Swift and Company at the World's Columbian Exposition, Swift and Company, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, 1893

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1893

GUSN

GUSN-287483

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Description

Swift has leather, glue, fertilizer and meat exhibits at the fair. The inside of the card has an image of the business premises. The cover image shows one of the Swift exhibits. The back cover has a group of animals with an adult holding a milking pail and a young girl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
glue
fertilizer
slaughterhouses
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : illustrations ; 5 3/4 x 7 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.056.01.01.003

Image Dimensions

5 3/4 x 7 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

Swift & Company (Publisher)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Other Organizations

World’s Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

Description Level

Item

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