Time Office, H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1905

Summary

Employees at the H.J. Heinz Company main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, began and ended their workdays in the Time Office, which contained the employee time clocks. The Time Office was designed with ornate details inside and out. Henry Heinz himself worked to design and construct this building, calling it "the gem in the setting."

Employees at the H.J. Heinz Company main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, began and ended their workdays in the Time Office, which contained the employee time clocks. The Time Office was designed with ornate details inside and out. Henry Heinz himself worked to design and construct this building, calling it "the gem in the setting."

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1905

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.375

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting

Color

Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 9.25 in

Width: 7.25 in

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