[Men, primarily African American, working with cattle carcasses hanging in a slaughter house in the stockyards], [ca. 1904 July 7-Sept. 9]

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  • Collection ID DN-0000985
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Men, primarily African American, working with cattle carcasses hanging in a slaughter house in the stockyards] [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1904 July 7-Sept. 9]
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 5 x 7 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Image of men, primarily African American, working with cattle carcasses hanging in a slaughter house in the stockyards. The stockyards owned by the Union Stock Yard & Transit Company were located in the New City community area of Chicago, Illinois. This image was probably taken at the time of the 1904 Stockyards Strike.
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  • Names Union Stock Yard & Transit Company of Chicago Employees.
  • Subjects
    • Union Stock Yards strike, Chicago, Ill., 1904
    • African Americans Illinois Chicago 1900-1909.
    • Slaughtering and slaughter houses Illinois Chicago 1900-1909.
    • Meat industry and trade Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Strikebreakers Illinois Chicago 1900-1909.
    • Meat industry strikes Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Stockyards Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) 1900-1909.
    • New City (Chicago, Ill.) 1900-1909.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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