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The Swift Bridge, The World's Fair Chicago 1934 Menu Art
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The Swift Bridge, The World's Fair Chicago 1934 Menu Art The Swift Bridge, The World's Fair Chicago 1934 Menu

The Swift Bridge, The World's Fair Chicago 1934

£20.00

The Chicago World's Fair, was held from 1933 to 1934 to celebrate the city's centennial. The theme of the fair was technological innovation. The fair's motto was "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Adapts".

Swift & Company dates back to 1855, when 16-year-old Gustavus Franklin Swift founded a butchering operation in Eastham, Massachusetts.Its early origins on Cape Cod, led to later Brighton, MA, Albany, NY, and Buffalo, NY locations, and in 1875 Swift and Company was incorporated in Chicago.

In addition to meatpacking, Swift sold various dairy and grocery items, including Swiftning shortening, Allsweet margarine, Brookfield butter, cheese under the Brookfield, Pauly, and Treasure Cave brands, and Peter Pan peanut butter. Swift began selling frozen turkeys under the Butterball brand in 1954. Gustavus Swift also championed the refrigerated railroad car.

Courtesy Private Collection.

Each print is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where available.

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