Pinkerton National Detective Agency
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The Pinkerton National Detective Agency is a historic American private security and detective firm notorious for its strikebreaking activities and involvement in major labor conflicts and high-profile investigations in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pinkerton National Detective Agency canonical | 15 |
| Pinkerton | 2 |
| Pinkerton Agency | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
private detective agency
ⓘ
private security company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Pinkerton
Pinkerton National Detective Agency ⓘ
surface form:
Pinkerton Agency
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employed | Kate Warne ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Pinkerton National Detective Agency self-link ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Allan Pinkerton
ⓘ
surface form:
Allan J. Pinkerton
Allan Pinkerton ⓘ |
| hasLogoFeature |
all-seeing eye
ⓘ
unblinking eye ⓘ |
| hasMotto | We Never Sleep ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
controversial role in labor history
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notorious for strikebreaking ⓘ pioneering national detective service in the United States ⓘ |
| hasSloganOrigin | We Never Sleep ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| inception | 1850 ⓘ |
| industry |
investigations
ⓘ
private security ⓘ risk management ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent |
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
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Homestead Strike ⓘ Pullman Strike ⓘ |
| notableEmployee | Kate Warne ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anti-union activities
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employing one of the first female detectives in the United States ⓘ high-profile criminal investigations ⓘ industrial security ⓘ involvement in labor disputes ⓘ involvement in major labor conflicts in the 19th century ⓘ involvement in major labor conflicts in the early 20th century ⓘ involvement in the Homestead Strike ⓘ private detective services ⓘ private security services ⓘ protective services for industrialists ⓘ protective services for railroads ⓘ pursuit of Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch ⓘ pursuit of Jesse James ⓘ pursuit of outlaws in the American West ⓘ pursuit of the James–Younger Gang ⓘ railroad security ⓘ strikebreaking activities ⓘ strikebreaking for large corporations ⓘ union infiltration ⓘ |
| originalHeadquartersLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf |
history of American labor relations
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history of American law enforcement ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Pinkerton
this entity surface form:
Pinkerton Agency
this entity surface form:
Pinkerton