Employee Filling Bottles with Pickles, H. J. Heinz Company Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 23, 1908

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Artifact Overview

Before the Heinz name was synonymous with ketchup, the H. J. Heinz Company was known for its many varieties of pickles. Every day Heinz's team of female employees, referred to as "Heinz Girls," meticulously packed pickle jars. Different sized pickles were placed in uniquely sized jars which required fluted wands to accurately pack the pickles into their specific arrangements.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

23 June 1908

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

89.447.36

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Heinz U.S.A.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in

Inscriptions

written on back label: Photo: #1908014 / Picture: #6 Bottle Filled / Date: 1908 written on front surface on photo in lower left corner: 1377 6/23/08 / 1908014
Employee Filling Bottles with Pickles, H. J. Heinz Company Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 23, 1908