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Gustavus Franklin Swift

(1839—1903)


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Gustavus Franklin Swift (1839–1903) was the eponymous founder of one of America's largest and best-known meat-processing companies. He is credited with introducing refrigeration to food transportation networks, but his greater ...

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Swift, Gustavus Franklin
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