Heinz House after Relocation to Greenfield Village, June 1954
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Enterprising Henry J. Heinz began his successful business by bottling horseradish in the basement of his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1904, Heinz moved the house to his large factory complex in Pittsburgh, where it served as a company museum for visiting tourists. The H.J. Heinz Company donated the house to Greenfield Village in 1953.
Enterprising Henry J. Heinz began his successful business by bottling horseradish in the basement of his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1904, Heinz moved the house to his large factory complex in Pittsburgh, where it served as a company museum for visiting tourists. The H.J. Heinz Company donated the house to Greenfield Village in 1953.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
10 June 1954
Subject Date
10 June 1954
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.P.B.7122
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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