Swift and Company Packing Plant
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This photograph depicts various buildings comprising the Swift and Company meat packing facility in North Portland.
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Swift and Company Packing Plant
This photograph depicts various buildings comprising the Swift and Company meat packing facility in North Portland.
This photograph depicts an outdoor scene of the Portland Union Stockyards in North Portland. Cattle are enclosed in wooden pens, and a sign for Swift and Company meat packing plant is visible in the background. Several people stand near the pens or are in horseback.
Explosion of fat rendering boiler at Pacific Meat Company, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
People inspect damage after an explosion at the Pacific Meat Company fat rendering boiler, at N. Columbia Boulevard and N. Burrage Avenue in Portland. The ceiling and windows of the building have been severely damaged, with barrels of fat visible on the floor (negative 1 of 5).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Flood damage to Union Stockyards, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
A man sits on a set of stairs at the Union Stockyards, in the Kenton area of Portland, surrounded by water during a flood. “Davis Moorage” has been written on the stairs, with a boat floating on the water next to the building. A flooded Columbia River and a railroad bridge towards Hayden Island can be seen in the distance (negative 7 of 12).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Flood damage to Union Stockyards, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
A multi-story brick building at the Union Stockyards in the Kenton area of Portland, surrounded by water during a flood. The building is reflected on the still water. The “Swift & Company” building can be seen in the distance (negative 4 of 12).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Flood damage to Union Stockyards, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Submerged vehicles at near the Union Stockyards in the Kenton area of Portland, during a flooding event. A multi-story brick building can be seen in the distance, reflected in the water (negative 2 of 12).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Flood damage to Pacific International Livestock Exposition building, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Flood waters surrounded the Pacific International Livestock Exposition building, near the Kenton area of Portland. The building is reflecting off the water, with “Pacific International Livestock Exposition, Horse Show, Rodeo, October 1-9 ‘48” painted across the side (negative 12 of 12).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Flood damage to Union Stockyards and Swift Company plant, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Flood waters at the Union Stockyards in the Kenton area in Portland. A multi-level “Swift & Company” building can be seen in the distance, with other wooden houses reflected in the water (negative 1 of 12).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Two unidentified men in cold storage room filled with stacks of meat
Photograph showing two unidentified men looking at cuts of meat stacked in a cold storage room. They are wearing hats, overcoats, and ties, and the man at left is pointing toward the stacks of meat.
Two unidentified men cutting meat
Photograph showing two unidentified men using a meat cutter.
Delivery trucks parked outside Western Packing Company, Portland
Photograph showing two delivery trucks parked outside the Western Packing Company in Portland. An unidentified man is standing next to the truck on the right. A sign at over the open doors of the loading area reads “Western Packing Co. / Fresh and cured meats.” A sign on the right side of the doors reads “Manufacturers of … High Grade Sausage / Luncheon Meats.”
Unidentified man and cart stacked with meat cuts
Photograph showing an unidentified man standing behind a cart stacked with cuts of meat. The man is holding up one of the pieces of meat.
Unidentified man examining cuts of meat
Photograph showing an unidentified man looking at cuts of meat hanging from racks in a storage room. The words “Honeysuckle” and “Western Packing Co.” are visible on some of the meat.
Photograph showing cuts of meat hanging from racks in a storage room.
Workers hanging pig carcasses in storage room
Photograph showing unidentified workers arranging pig carcasses on hooks in a storage room.
Cattle in stockyard at Union Meat Company
Photograph showing cattle in pens at the Union Meat Company stockyard in North Portland. In the background at right is the Union Meat plant. The number 46 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner. It is written next to the number 147, which has been crossed out. See related image No. 376G0339 and image No. 376G0340, which may also be related.
Sheep in stockyard at Union Meat Company?
Photograph showing sheep in a stockyard pen, possibly at the Union Meat Company in North Portland. The numbers 146 and 45 are written on the negative and are visible at the top of the image. See image Nos. 376G0339 and 376G0341, which may be related.
Photograph showing cattle in pens at the Union Meat Company stockyard in North Portland. In the background at right is the Union Meat plant. The number 148 and text that may be “2+ or “2x” is written on the negative and is visible in the image. See related image No. 376G0341 and image No. 376G0340, which may also be related.