Photomontage Showing Different Means of Transport for Heinz Company Products, April 12, 1909
THF292835 / Photomontage Showing Different Means of Transport for Heinz Company Products, April 12, 1909 / back
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Artifact Overview
Photographs of the H.J. Heinz factory -- including buildings, employees, and the manufacturing process -- were often taken and then modified for advertising and publications. This advertising layout features several modified photographs of various shipping methods for Heinz products. The arrangement of these photos, which was featured in the catalog, "Home of the 57 Varieties," is a visual representation of the shipping process.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photomontage
Subject Date
12 April 1909
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
53.41.1626
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of H.J. Heinz Co.
Material
Illustration board
Ink
Paint (Coating)
Pencil (Marking material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Handwriting
Mounting
Overpainting (Technique)
Color
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 26 in
Width: 22 in
Inscriptions
various artists marks, notes and measurements in the margins.
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Related Artifacts
ArtifactSales Catalog of the H. J. Heinz Company and Products, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1910
With humble beginnings exclusively selling horseradish in 1869, H.J. Heinz continued to expand his product line to build the "House of Heinz" and become a leader in the manufactured food industry. This sales catalog highlights the manufacturing process and provides photographs of the factories, branch houses, and employees. It also contains information and photographs of each of the "57 Varieties" of Heinz products.