Employees Inspecting Bottles, H. J. Heinz Company Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1909

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Artifact Overview

Before complete mechanization of the manufacturing process, many tasks at the Heinz factory were done by hand. The H. J. Heinz Company documented the many departments of the manufacturing process through photographs. This photograph shows products being inspected by designated employees to ensure products met certain standards before being packed and shipped.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1909

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

89.447.41

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Heinz U.S.A.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

written on back label: Photo: #1909008 / Picture: Inspection Table Bottling Department / Date: 1909
Employees Inspecting Bottles, H. J. Heinz Company Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1909