Garbage dump, Back of the Yards

1910/1910

Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Upton Sinclair棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄___s 1906 novel, The Jungle, follows a Lithuanian immigrant working in Chicago's meatpacking industry. Sinclair shocked readers with his descriptions of massive garbage heaps, like this one, and dangerous, unsanitary working conditions.

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Title: Garbage dump, Back of the Yards
Date: 1910/1910
Location: Chicago
To see more : Meatpacking 棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__, 棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__棄__ The Jungle
To see more: Back of the Yards
Medium: photographic print
Credit: Chicago History Museum, ICHi-01868

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