Gustavus Franklin Swift
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Gustavus Franklin Swift Sr. was an American business executive. He founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century, over which he presided until his death. He is credited wit
Swift in 1903
Swift mausoleum at Mount Hope Cemetery
An early refrigerator car design, circa 1870. Hatches in the roof provided access to the ice tanks at each end of the car.
A view of the Swift Brands Sioux City, Iowa, meat-packing plant, circa 1917. All but one of the refrigerator cars in the photo bear the markings of the Swift Refrigerator Line.
Helen Swift Neilson
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Helen Swift Neilson was an American writer and art collector.
Gustavus Franklin Swift
…Illinois Resting place Chicago, Illinois Mount Hope Cemetery Education High School Spouse Annie Maria Higgins Children 11, including Louis Franklin and Helen Louise Parent(s) William Swift Sally Crowell Signature Gustavus Franklin Swift Sr. (June 24, 1839 – March 29, 1903) was an American business executive. He…
Portrait of a Young Woman with a Fan, by Rembrandt
The Lovesick Maiden, by Jan Steen
Portrait of Janet Law, by Henry Raeburn
Portrait of Mrs. Thomas Pechell (Charlotte Clavering, died 1841), by John Hoppner