1931 photo with the Castle in the background

Castle Theatre

Chicago, IL

Image description: A photograph of the parade of 5,000 marchers sponsored by the National Live Stock & Meat Board to dramatize the importance of the meat industries and meat consumption to humanity, Chicago, Illinois, 1931. The parade included floats, bands, live stock, 4-H members, butchers, sausage makers, and employees from every unit of the Stock Yards. Featured here are the 'Farmerettes,' Stock Yard employees who are attractive boosters of the slogan, 'Eat More Meat.' (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)