Administration Building Rotunda at Heinz Main Plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Artifact Overview

The H.J. Heinz Company's main plant was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning in 1890, the company would build over 20 buildings by 1930 to create the massive complex that would become known as "The House of Heinz." This photograph was taken of the Administration Building Rotunda, where at one point, visitors were received at the factory.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.871

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of H.J. Heinz Co.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 17 in (mount)
Width: 20 in (mount)
Height: 10.75 in (photograph)
Width: 13.75 in (photograph)

Inscriptions

written on front mount: Where Visitors are Received at the Main Plant
Administration Building Rotunda at Heinz Main Plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania