Photomontage Showing the Heinz Ketchup Department, April 12, 1910

01

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 stages of food processing. This arrangement of photos was featured in the catalog, "Home of the 57 Varieties."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photomontage

Date Made

12 April 1910

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1443

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
Overpainting (Technique)

Color

Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 17.25 in
Width: 21.25 in

Inscriptions

various artists marks, notes and measurements in the margins.