Photomontage Showing Heinz Employee Benefits, 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, featured in the catalog, "Home of the 57 Varieties," shows the variety of amenities and leisure activities available to employees.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photomontage

Subject Date

1912

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1814

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

Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 18.625 in
Width: 28 in

Inscriptions

various artists marks, notes and measurements in the margins.
Photomontage Showing Heinz Employee Benefits, 1912