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Type |
Physical Object |
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Basic ID |
Badge from the Chicago Live Stock Exchange, circa 1897. Metal; cloth. United States. Gift of Elizabeth Lewis. 2001.257.11 |
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Title |
Badge from the Chicago Live Stock Exchange |
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Place of Origin |
United States |
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Date |
1897 |
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Physical Description |
Badge: Maroon ribbon and three metal parts; badge at top has two U.S. flags and red, white and blue shields, reading FORT WORTH/CHICAGO.; small circular gold-colored medal, reading THE/SEAL/OF/SUCCESS attached to top badge and ribbon by small metal loop; five pointed god-colored star, reading Success/Comes to/Those Who/Hustle/Wisely in center, attached to bottom of ribbon; back of star reads SHIP YOUR STOCK/TO/UNION STOCK YARDS/CHICAGO, ILL. |
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Materials/Techniques |
metal
cloth |
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Dimensions |
Height: (4 in); Width: (1.625 in); Depth: (0.25 in) |
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Object History |
This badge was presented by the Chicago Live Stock Exchange to either cowboys, traders, farmers, ranchers, buyers, or bankers who conducted business with the association at the turn of the 19th century. |
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Subject Description |
The Chicago Livestock Association was established in 1884 and increased the city's ties to rural America. It was comprised of a group of cattle dealers based at the Union Stock Yard. |
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Curatorial Statement |
This badge documents the importance of Chicago's livestock trade, which was one of the city's most important industries in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Chicago's central location and outstanding transportation system turned the city into the nation's largest pork producer during the Civil War. As the number of animals slaughtered increased during the 1880s, the city solidified its reputation as a meatpacking powerhouse. The Chicago Live Stock Exchange, which was established in 1884 and comprised of a group of cattle dealers based at Union Stock Yard. Badges like this one, which includes the association's motto "Success Comes to Those Who Hustle Wisely" were presented to cowboys, traders, farmers, ranchers, buyers, or bankers as a symbol of comradeship to conduct business in the livestock association. The meatpacking industry peaked in the 1920s and is no longer central place to Chicago's economy, its history is critical to the city's identity. |
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Classification |
information forms (objects) |
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Categories |
information artifacts |
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Object Types |
badges |
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Related Corporate Names |
Union Stock Yard & Transit Company of Chicago |
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Related Places |
Chicago (Ill.) |
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Related Terms |
stockyards
conferences
packing plants
livestock |
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Credit Line |
Gift of Elizabeth Lewis |
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Owner |
Chicago Historical Society |
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Copyright Notice |
© Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2016, all rights reserved. |
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Exhibition History |
Chicago : Crossroads of America. Chicago History Museum (2006/09/30 - ) |
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Object Number |
2001.257.11 |
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Image File Name |
ICHi-66751 |
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Language |
English |
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Repository |
Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
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Collection Name |
Museum Collection |
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Research Inquiry |
http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research |
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Licensing Inquiry |
Visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org |
