View of the Original Site of Heinz House, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, November 1952

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Artifact Overview

Enterprising Henry J. Heinz began his successful business by bottling horseradish in the basement of his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1904, the house was relocated to the main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before moving to Greenfield Village in 1953. This photograph from 1952 shows a gas station on the land next to the original site of the Heinz House in Sharpsburg.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

November 1952

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.613

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.375 in
Width: 3.375 in

View of the Original Site of Heinz House, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, November 1952