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Photomontage Showing Heinz Branch Factories, April 13 1912

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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 Heinz branch factories in the United States. This arrangement of photos was featured in the catalog, "Home of the 57."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photomontage

Subject Date

13 April 1912

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

H. J. Heinz Company Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1442

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

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 25 in
Width: 18 in

Inscriptions

various artist marks, measurements and notes. written on cover sheet: p 6 written on mount in margins: Hicksville, / N.Y. / Medina / N. Y. / Holland, / Mich. / Muscatine / Iowa
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