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- H. J. Heinz Company Building Records, 1889-1899 - The H.J. Heinz Company's rapidly expanding product line and increasing demand for its products resulted in the expansion of its operations. The main factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, came to be known as the "House of Heinz," and featured over 20 buildings for manufacturing, processing, and administration. This book notes the building costs for construction of the stables, salting house, and other buildings from 1889-1899.
- 1889-1899
- Collections - Artifact
H. J. Heinz Company Building Records, 1889-1899
The H.J. Heinz Company's rapidly expanding product line and increasing demand for its products resulted in the expansion of its operations. The main factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, came to be known as the "House of Heinz," and featured over 20 buildings for manufacturing, processing, and administration. This book notes the building costs for construction of the stables, salting house, and other buildings from 1889-1899.
- "The Boiler Room in the Power Plant. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Ill.," 1906-1908 - Mail-order firm Sears, Roebuck, & Co. had become one of America's largest corporations by the early 1900s. Sears was particularly popular among rural Americans, as it offered better options, lower costs, and more efficient delivery methods than traditional general stores. This stereograph, one of a set of 50 sold through the Sears catalog beginning in 1908, offered a behind-the-scenes look at the company's operation.
- 1906-1908
- Collections - Artifact
"The Boiler Room in the Power Plant. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Ill.," 1906-1908
Mail-order firm Sears, Roebuck, & Co. had become one of America's largest corporations by the early 1900s. Sears was particularly popular among rural Americans, as it offered better options, lower costs, and more efficient delivery methods than traditional general stores. This stereograph, one of a set of 50 sold through the Sears catalog beginning in 1908, offered a behind-the-scenes look at the company's operation.