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Oskaloosa Meat Packing Plant on Southwest Side of Town; Mahaska County, Iowa, 1884

Oskaloosa Meat Packing Plant on Southwest Side of Town; Mahaska County, Iowa, 1884

Title

Oskaloosa Meat Packing Plant on Southwest Side of Town; Mahaska County, Iowa, 1884

Description

Pictured here is a meat packing plant on the southwest side of Oskaloosa, Iowa, as it appeared in 1884. At this time, the plant would process over one thousand hogs per day, making it a thriving operation at the time. The processed meat would then be loaded onto rail cars and shipped via railroad across the country to markets willing to sell pork products.

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-06-22"

Rights

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Format

still image/jpeg 2000

Type

image

Identifier

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Collection