Photomontage Showing Heinz Company Activities for Employees, 1907-1912

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Artifact Overview

Photographs of the H.J. Heinz factory -- including buildings, employees, and the manufacturing process -- were often taken and then modified for advertising and publications. This advertising layout features several modified photographs of employee recreation activities. This arrangement of photos shows some of the leisure activities available to employees, including drafting and sewing classes, and a swimming pool.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photomontage

Subject Date

1907-1912

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1530

Credit

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

Material

Illustration board
Ink
Paint (Coating)
Pencil (Marking material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Handwriting
Mounting
Overpainting (Technique)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 25 in
Width: 21 in

Inscriptions

various artists marks, notes and measurements in the margins.