Heinz Advertisement on Storefront, circa 1885
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Artifact Overview
H.J. Heinz employed ambitious and comprehensive advertising strategies to meet consumers at home, in stores, and everywhere in between. Advertisements promoting his "57 Varieties" of pickled foods and condiments could be found everywhere from newspapers to trade cards and even streetcars. This photograph shows a Heinz advertisement with a larger-than-life ketchup bottle painted right on the brick wall.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1885
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
53.41.1142
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of H.J. Heinz Co.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Color
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 15 in
Width: 18 in
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