Name/Title
Swift & Company Photo Postcard Book, 1916Entry/Object ID
AM1975.24.51Scope and Content
Swift & Company Photo Postcard Book, 1916. "Souvenir from Swift & Company, South St. Joseph", "A Visit to Swift & Company, South St. Joseph, Missouri." Handwritten inside cover: "Went through here 2-3-16."
Inside: 21 pages with postcard-style b/w photo on each even page. Story of each Department included: "Swift & Company, A Visitor's Impression".
Pictured are:
Swift's General Office Building
U.S. Government Inspector Making an Inspection
Pork Dressing Room. Showing Workers and line of carcasses on conveyor
Branding "Swift's Premium" Hams, Raw hams on table with workers marking and hanging finished hams.
Smoking "Swift's Premium" Hams, Worker and racks of hams hanging.
Wrapping "Swift's Premium" Hams, female employees seated at table wrapping.
In the Mutton Room, Carcasses of sheep hanging, with one worker.
Beef Dressing Room, two workers in white with beef carcass hanging.
In Beef Cooler, sides of beef hanging
Filling Pails with Swift's "Silverleaf" Brand Pure Lard, Employees sealing lard buckets, many buckets on floor in foreground.
Soap Kettle, Large vats with auto-stirrers.
Making Brookfield Pure Pork Sausage., Employees on line.Lexicon
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PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
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Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationSearch Terms
Swift Employees, Packing Companies, Swift Packing Company