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Chicago River before 1871
Image | 1860-1869 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Looking east from Rush Street bridge in days before the Great Fire, when a forest of masts distinguished the traffic of the Chicago River. Permission of International Harvester Company."
The 'Wanderer' of New Bedford
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Photograph, b/w
Bloomington Pork Packing Company
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)In 1872, William Van Schoick combined his company with three partners to form the Bloomington Pork Packing Company. The company butchered 15,000 hogs annually, but ultimately failed, due to competition from national producers in the 1890s.
Van Schoick and Company Pork Packers Advertisement
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)William Van Schoick and Company processed the "Celebrated Bloomington Ham." In 1872, the company became the Bloomington Pork Packing Co.
Funk Seed Corn in Shipping Crates
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Funk's seed corn packaged in wooden crates.