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19th-century private detective agencies like Pinkerton and Baldwin-Felts are best known for their role in suppressing organized labor. What sort of actual detective work did they do, if any? How did their methods compare to and what were their relationships like with contemporary law enforcement?

by /u/henry_fords_ghost in /r/AskHistorians

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