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The beef kill. Cattle are brought into this narrow alley by means of an electric prodder; they are then knocked out by a blow on the head. Steel doors on the left then open up and cows fall into the next room where they are shackled by hind legs. Then they move by chain belt throught processes of throat slitting, decapitation, evisceration, skinning, etc. Packing plant, Austin, Minnesota

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The beef kill. Cattle are brought into this narrow alley by means of an electric prodder; they are then knocked out by a blow on the head. Steel doors on the left then open up and cows fall into the next room where they are shackled by hind legs. Then they move by chain belt throught processes of throat slitting, decapitation, evisceration, skinning, etc. Packing plant, Austin, Minnesota

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Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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Date

01/01/1941

person

Contributors

Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer

place

Location

Austin (Minn.), 43.66667, -92.97472

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Library of Congress

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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html