A Nations Meat. 1950 Swift & Company, Chicago, IL

Meat, from the farmer, to the stock yards, to the meat plant, and beyond. The meat packing industry 70 years ago, supplying meat to the housewives of America. This film made by Swift & Company, shows the stockyard operation in Chicago and elsewhere. An extraordinary time capsule of Swift & Company and Chicago's Union Stock Yards. Mastered from 16mm Kodachrome film.

[@vanallen9453]

..just imagine..that all of this..was accomplished..by hand..and mind..without any helpful computers..cell phones..or the internet..

[@malikmuhammadqasimqasim4785]

That is a very planned work of meat industry in America. From raw meat through processing to consumers, it is one handful of a work. Admiring men & women who do it continuously keeping quality & quantity. And mind it, all this been done in 1950s when there were no computers and internet... Hats off

[@billmcdonald0256]

Thank you for showing us this film 🎞 It's showing us back when Steam engines still worked (((🚂...The high quality of educational information..Thats is still valuable to day..All this hard work is healthy for our Selfs and our economy..The city of Edmonton HAD a very good Swifts Plant & feedlots Making well paying jobs to support a family on ! Today if someone is working with meat 🍖 It's a craft thats has a notable History 🐖 🐑 🐄 🦃 🐔 Thankyou for Service 🙏

[@MoviecraftInc]

It sure is a time capsule. Thanks for watching.

[@mikeklimczak9600]

My great grandfather was a foreman here for over 40 years.

[@warrennelson2089]

What did you do?

[@Darkstar-rg8ze]

​@@warrennelson2089 you got em

[@wonderfulworld5134]

16mm Kodachrome film gives this appearance. Wide Screen Panavision in 1963 gives another appearance. Even back then it was a wide screen they wanted movie houses to upgrade to, like just recently in our day and age.

[@tannertaylor9432]

We need to bring back those hats and ties

[@badad0166]

These "Industrial" or "Ephemeral" films give a back door insight to what was really going on. Happy happy Joy joy...

[@joegardner1416]

Thank you so much what a wonderful documentary and no plastics used at all back in the good old days when we made stuff well and people actually cared about quality

[@rogeeeferrari]

I feel all warm and fuzzy after watching this...

[@niceguy60]

I don't understand one minute the animal was alive then suddenly it was not, do all the animals commit suicide.

[@gintasindreika933]

They received electric shock on the third floor of the Killing House, then were dismembered and cut to pieces on the conveyer as the carcasses traveled down. Animal rights activists would be outraged by the cruelty today. Of course, rats and insects would be mingled in with the meat. Read Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle".

[@yuckyool]

Bovine University!

[@louislamonte334]

It's a tragedy livestock doesn't move by train anymore. We need to get the trucks off the roads!!!

[@deenaelieff396]

Be vegan!

[@Legendary_UA]

Go eat a leaf

[@johnnyb980]

Enjoying my 12oz Ribeye as I type this. Answer is hell no!