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.
Aliases (2)
- Pinkerton ×2
- Pinkerton Agency ×1
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
private detective agency
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private security company → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pinkerton
→
Pinkerton Agency → |
| country |
United States
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| employed |
Kate Warne
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| foundedAs |
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
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| foundedBy |
Allan J. Pinkerton
→
Allan Pinkerton → |
| hasLogoFeature |
all-seeing eye
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unblinking eye → |
| hasMotto |
We Never Sleep
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| 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
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| headquartersLocation |
Chicago
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Illinois → United States → |
| inception |
1850
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| industry |
investigations
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private security → risk management → |
| involvedInEvent |
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
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Homestead Strike → Pullman Strike → |
| notableEmployee |
Kate Warne
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| 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
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Illinois → United States → |
| partOf |
history of American labor relations
→
history of American law enforcement → |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
19th century
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early 20th century → |
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Pinkerton National Detective Agency
("Pinkerton")
→
Pinkerton National Detective Agency ("Pinkerton Agency") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Allan Pinkerton
→
Kate Warne → |
employer |
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We Never Sleep
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associatedWith |
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Allan Pinkerton
("Pinkerton")
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familyName |
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Allan Pinkerton
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founded |
|
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
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foundedAs |
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Homestead Strike
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involvesOrganization |
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Kate Warne
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memberOf |
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We Never Sleep
→
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usedBy |