Child Workers in the Onion Fields, H. J. Heinz Company, circa 1905

Entrepreneur H.J. Heinz recognized that producing high-quality products began with growing the best ingredients. He managed every aspect of the process from seed selection through harvest to ensure that only the best ingredients became Heinz pickled foods, preserves, and condiments. This photograph shows laborers -- boys and girls as well as men with walking cultivators -- wedding an onion field.