Employees in Can Making Department at Heinz Main Plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1920
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Artifact Overview
Before complete mechanization of the manufacturing process, many tasks at the Heinz factory were done by hand. The H. J. Heinz Company made their own boxes, glassware, cans, advertisements, and labels, allowing most production to be completed in-house. This photograph shows employees operating the machinery in the the can-making department.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1920
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
53.41.866
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
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 17 in (mount)
Width: 20 in (mount)
Height: 8 in (photograph)
Width: 13.75 in (photograph)
Inscriptions
written on front mount:
Can Making Department
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