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The Jones Mixer at the Edgar Thomson Works. Molten steel from the blast furnace is being poured into the top of the mixer (left).

Photograph of the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, 1875

A table showing the output in tonnage of Carnegie's Edgar Thomson steel works

Cartoons highlighting crimes committed by Tweed

An image that captures a very large traffic jam in Chicago, Illinois

News story shedding light on the backroom deals and exact details of crimes committed by Boss Tweed.

This is the Federal stamp derived from the Meat Inspection Act

Image of the inside of a meat packing factory

This is a public ad after the passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act

Sinclair's novel describes the realities of the meat packing industry