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
Place of Creation
Collection Title
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
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