Today in history.
Contributors: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program.
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884.; Pinkerton's National Detective Agency.; Detectives -- United States -- Biography.; Private investigators -- United States -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: August 25; Pinkertons
Description: Presents information on Allan Pinkerton, Chicago's first full-time detective and founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Pinkerton was born in Glasgow, Scotland on August 25, 1819.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.