Women Viewing the Heinz Employee Auditorium Dedication Tablet, circa 1930

THF292452 / Women Viewing the Heinz Employee Auditorium Dedication Tablet, circa 1930
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Artifact Overview

H.J. Heinz valued a strong relationship between his company and its employees. This relationship continued long after he passed (in 1919) and became the focal point for the H.J. Heinz Company's 61st anniversary in 1930. To honor and continue this relationship, the company dedicated a new employee auditorium and service building. In this photograph, women are viewing the dedication tablet outside of the auditorium.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1930

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1363

Credit

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

Material

Illustration board
Pencil (Marking material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Handwriting
Mounting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 14 in
Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

various artist notes, marks, and measurements in the margins.
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    Program from the H. J. Heinz Company Employee Auditorium Dedication, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 8th, 1930

    H.J. Heinz valued a strong relationship between his company and its employees. This relationship continued long after he passed and became the focal point for the H.J. Heinz Company's 61st anniversary in 1930. To honor and continue this relationship, the company dedicated a new employee auditorium and service building. This program is from the dedication ceremony.
Women Viewing the Heinz Employee Auditorium Dedication Tablet, circa 1930