Advertising Layout Photograph Showing the Heinz Employee Rooftop Garden, April 10, 1912

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Artifact Overview

Photographs of the H.J. Heinz factory -- including buildings, employees, transportation methods, and the manufacturing process -- were often taken and then modified for advertising and publications. This advertising layout features a modified photograph of the women's rooftop garden. This photo promoted the recreational activities available to employees.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

10 April 1912

Creator Notes

H. J. Heinz Company commissioned Bartlett-Orr Press to create this process photograph.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1434

Credit

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

Material

Illustration board
Paint (Coating)
Paper (Fiber product)
Pencil (Marking material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Handwriting
Mounting
Overpainting (Technique)

Color

Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 14 in

Inscriptions

various artists marks, edit notes, and measurements in margins.