Layout for H. J. Heinz Company Publication "The Home of the Olive," circa 1909

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Artifact Overview

The H.J. Heinz Company published pamphlets, brochures, and booklets that detailed the company's history and manufacturing process. Sometimes, images accompanied text related to a specific topic. This advertising layout features modified photographs of the building where olives were processed before being used in Heinz products. The final product would have included text about this process.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Layout (Printer matter)

Subject Date

circa 1909

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1328

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
Overpainting (Technique)

Color

Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 16.125 in
Width: 8 in

Inscriptions

various artist notes, marks, and measurements in the margins. written on front: THE HOME OF THE OLIVE.