Luetgert's first sausage factory on North Avenue. From A Business Tour of Chicago.

The Luetgert home. Chicago Inter Ocean, May 19, 1897.

A picture of the Luetgert factory featured inside a company paperweight. (Courtesy of Jim Luetgert.)

The second Luetgert sausage factory at Diversey and Hermitage. Chicago Daily News, Aug. 13, 1897.

The vats in the factory basement. Chicago Daily News, Sept. 3, 1897 (from a photograph by Melander Brothers).

The boiler room. Chicago Daily News, Sept. 4, 1897 (from a photograph by Melander Brothers).

An interior view of the factory. Chicago Daily News (from a photograph by Melander Brothers).

The factory office. Chicago Daily News (from a photograph by Melander Brothers).

The basement stairway in the factory. Chicago Daily News, Sept. 4, 1897 (from a Melander Brothers photo).