Oskaloosa Meat Packing Plant on Southwest Side of Town; Mahaska County, Iowa, 1884
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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
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Chuck Russell
Publisher
Chuck Russell
Date
"2009-06-22"
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still image/jpeg 2000
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image
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