Nationality
American
Artist Dates
1864 - 1938
Preview
Date of Work
c. 1897
Date of Work
1897
Medium
Stereoscopic Slide
Height
3.5
Width
7
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection, James Smith Pierce Collection.
Status
Stored: SS-Box-JSP-1
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Additional Information
Black and white photo of the top view of several cattle yards and large buildings. In the background several smoke-stacks fill the sky with dark smoke.
Text on front left:
Keystone View Company
Manufacturers Publishers
Copyright 1897, by
B. L. Singley. Made in U.S.A.
Text on front below image:
5075 - Birdseye View of the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.
Text on front right:
Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., Portland, Ore., New York, N.Y., Toronto, Can., London, Eng.
Text on back:
159
Located five miles southwest from the business center of the city is the Union Stock Yards, a very great commercial center in itself. tory and growth of Chicago. The Yards at present cover an area of 40o acres of ground. In 3.300 pens, 1,800 covered and 1,500 open, provision is made for handling at one time 25,000 head of cattle, 14,000 sheep and 150,000 hogs. The Yaras contain 20 miles of streets, 20 miles of water troughs, 50 miles of feeding troughs, and 75 miles of water and drainage pipes. Artesian wells, having an average depth of 1,230 feet. afford an abundant supply of water. There are also 87 miles of railroad tracks, all the great roads having access to this vast market. The entire cost was $4,000,000. About 1,200 men are employed at the Stock Yards proper.
The meat-packing industry is carried on in immediate proximity to the Stock Yards. A single business, that controlled by Messrs. Armour & Co., occupies 70 acres of flooring and employs about 5,000 men. Some 18,000 to 25,000 men are daily employed in the various packing houses, varying according to the season of the year.
Condition
Very Good
Rights
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