H. J. Heinz Hosting a Banquet for Branch House Managers and Assistants at His Home, Greenlawn, December 15, 1917
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Artifact Overview
The H.J. Heinz Company had humble beginnings as its founder began his career in 1869 exclusively selling horseradish out of his family home. By the turn of the century, Heinz was a household name with expanded operations to manufacture its famous "57 Varieties." This photograph from 1917, is from a banquet for branch managers and assistants, which H.J. Heinz himself hosted at his home.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
15 December 1917
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
53.41.1189
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: 11 in (including mount)
Width: 14.25 in (including mount)
Inscriptions
written on front of photo surface [lower left corner]:
Reception & Dinner / tendered to the / 30th Annual Convention / of Branch House Managers & Asst's / Guests of Mr. H. J Heinz / at his residence Greenlawn / Pittsburgh, Penn. Dec. 15, 1917.
written on front of photo surface [lower right corner]:
W.W. Beaudry [?]
written on back:
55 picas wide / 120 line screen / [stamp] 57 news
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