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Chicago, Illinois, F. M. Smith and Co. Game - Butcher shop, meat market, historic photo

Chicago, Illinois, F. M. Smith and Co. Game, butcher shop, meat market, historic photo

A historic photo view of the F. M. Smith and Co. Game market, Chicago, Illinois. This is an early example of a butcher shop or meat market that featured mostly wild game. At left, the barrels, table tops, and hanging from the bench are a variety of game birds including ducks and geese still fully feathered. The barrels are right are filled with clams and oysters and topped with lobsters.

This photo was produced by Detroit Publishing Company, c 1895-1910.

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