Photomontage of Heinz Glass Works Photos, 1909

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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 the Heinz glass factory. This arrangement of photos, featured in the catalog, "Home of the 57 Varieties," is a visual representation of the glass works of the H.J. Heinz Company.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photomontage

Date Made

1909

Subject Date

1909

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1413

Credit

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

Material

Illustration board
Ink
Paint (Coating)
Pencil (Marking material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Handwriting
Overpainting (Technique)

Color

Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 21 in
Width: 14.125 in

Inscriptions

written on front: Heinz / Glass / Works / Sharpsburg / PA / Machine & / Hand blowing / feeding a / glass furnace / (see memo for / changes on this / photo) / finishing / bottles / page 20 - Glass