Tyson's Hatchery Air Delivery

Chicks being loaded into an airplane for transport by what is now Tyson Foods, which early on adopted the innovative practice of bringing its hatchery and feed operations together; circa 1947.

Three white men transferring crates from an airplane to a car that says "Tyson's Hatchery" on the side

Courtesy of Tyson Foods, Inc.

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Time Period

World War II through the Faubus Era (1941 - 1967)

Category

Agriculture / Animal Culture / Land and Resources

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