Armour & Company
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1867-present
Founded in 1867, Armour quickly became one of the largest companies in the United States.Chicago and Union Stockyard quickly became the center of the American meatpacking industry; by 1880 Armour was Chicago’s leading industrial enterprise and employer. Armour also had an international reach, as evidenced by the 1911 French advertisement below. One of their milk glass jars was found at the Charnley-Persky House in 2010. Armour is still in business today, a subsidiary of Pinnacle Foods.
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Founded in 1867, Armour quickly became one of the largest companies in the United States.Chicago and Union Stockyard quickly became the center of the American meatpacking industry; by 1880 Armour was Chicago’s leading industrial enterprise and employer. Armour also had an international reach, as evidenced by the 1911 French advertisement below. One of their milk glass jars was found at the Charnley-Persky House in 2010. Armour is still in business today, a subsidiary of Pinnacle Foods.
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Rebecca Graff (photograph)
Public Domain (advertisement)
Public Domain (advertisement)