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National Portrait Gallery: Portraits of American Railroading: Gustavus F. Swift

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Read a brief biography of Gustavus Swift, who was at the forefront of developing the refrigerato rail car that revolutionized shipment of meat from the Midwest to the East.

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meat packing company, refrigerated rail car, gustavus f. swift, gustavus swift, railroad improvements, railroads in the late 19th century, refrigerator rail car, smithsonian institution
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9th - 10th
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