Courtyard and Time Clock Building, H. J. Heinz Company Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1905

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Artifact Overview

The Time Office (domed building seen here) at the H.J. Heinz Company main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, contained the employee time clocks. The building was designed with ornate details inside and out. Henry Heinz himself worked to design and construct this building, calling it "the gem in the setting."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1905

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.795

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of H.J. Heinz Co.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting

Color

Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in (including mat)
Width: 14 in (including mat)

Courtyard and Time Clock Building, H. J. Heinz Company Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1905