Entrance to Visitor Waiting Room with Doorman, H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1909

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Artifact Overview

H.J. Heinz was the first in the industry to open his factory for public tours. Thousands of people each year came to see the pristine kitchens, witness the manufacturing of their favorite products, and taste freshly made samples of some of the "57 Varieties." Before touring the factory, visitors entered the waiting room through this building's entrance.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1909

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

89.447.28

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Heinz U.S.A.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

written on back: PRINT BY / ASSOCIATED PHOTOGRAPHERS, INC. / (412) 321 - 466 / 1838