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Advertising Layout Photograph of the Heinz Factory in Medina, New York, 1916

THF292457 / Advertising Layout Photograph of the Heinz Factory in Medina, New York, 1916
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Artifact Overview

Photographs of the H.J. Heinz factories -- including buildings, employees, transportation methods, and the manufacturing process -- were often taken and then modified for advertising and publications. This advertising layout features an overhead view of the Heinz factory in Medina, New York.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1916

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1714

Credit

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

Material

Illustration board
Paint (Coating)
Pencil (Marking material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Handwriting
Mounting
Overpainting (Technique)

Color

Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 14 in

Inscriptions

various artist notes, marks, and measurements in the margins. written on front: Medina N.Y. / Factory. / Page 12 [?]