H. J. Heinz Company Factory, Heinz House and Garden, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, 1895

THF236946 / H. J. Heinz Company Factory, Heinz House and Garden, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, 1895
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Artifact Overview

In 1869, enterprising Henry J. Heinz began his successful business by bottling horseradish in the basement of his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. By 1895 that small operation had turned into a full-fledged factory. This image provides an overhead view of what was by then called the "Horseradish Factory." The "House Where We Began" can be seen on the far right.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1895

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.615

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10.00 in

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H. J. Heinz Company Factory, Heinz House and Garden, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, 1895