This promotional lithograph published in Chicago offered a remarkably sanitized view of the pork packing process. Even the "killing benches" appeared untainted by blood or entrails, while workers operated in safe conditions. According to the image, meat for foreign markets underwent well-supervised inspections and was "untouched by hand" during the canning process. One panel accurately reflected the popularity of Chicago's meat-packing facilities as a tourist destination, depicting a well-dressed group (man, woman, and child) observing the process in the "hanging room."

Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-04064)