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- Advertising Layout Photograph of Heinz Taste Testing Room, circa 1915 - Photographs of the H.J. Heinz factory -- including buildings, employees, transportation methods, and the manufacturing process -- were often taken and then modified for advertising and publications. This advertising layout features a modified photograph of the Heinz taste-testing room where products are tested to ensure a consistent taste and quality.
- circa 1915
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Advertising Layout Photograph of Heinz Taste Testing Room, circa 1915
Photographs of the H.J. Heinz factory -- including buildings, employees, transportation methods, and the manufacturing process -- were often taken and then modified for advertising and publications. This advertising layout features a modified photograph of the Heinz taste-testing room where products are tested to ensure a consistent taste and quality.
- Chemistry Lab at Ford Motor Company Research & Engineering Center, Dearborn, Michigan, January 1953 - Ford Motor Company built a new Research and Engineering Center in Dearborn, Michigan, in the 1950s. The project required eight years of construction and $50 million of funding, but it served the automaker well for six decades. In 2019, Ford announced plans to renovate and rebuild the facility.
- January 29, 1953
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Chemistry Lab at Ford Motor Company Research & Engineering Center, Dearborn, Michigan, January 1953
Ford Motor Company built a new Research and Engineering Center in Dearborn, Michigan, in the 1950s. The project required eight years of construction and $50 million of funding, but it served the automaker well for six decades. In 2019, Ford announced plans to renovate and rebuild the facility.
- Recipe Booklet, "Gerber Products Company, More Attractive Vegetable Dishes for Pre-School Children and Grown-Ups," circa 1933 -
- circa 1933
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Recipe Booklet, "Gerber Products Company, More Attractive Vegetable Dishes for Pre-School Children and Grown-Ups," circa 1933
- Soybean Lab Agricultural Gallery - Constructed in Greenfield Village, this building was an experimental soybean research laboratory during the 1930s. Henry Ford was looking for ways that farmers could use crops for industrial purposes, especially in the manufacture of car parts. Special equipment was designed here to process soybeans into oil and meal. Today, this building houses agricultural implements from the museum's collections.
- 1929
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Soybean Lab Agricultural Gallery
Constructed in Greenfield Village, this building was an experimental soybean research laboratory during the 1930s. Henry Ford was looking for ways that farmers could use crops for industrial purposes, especially in the manufacture of car parts. Special equipment was designed here to process soybeans into oil and meal. Today, this building houses agricultural implements from the museum's collections.
- Laboratory, H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1915 - H.J. Heinz, founder of the H.J. Heinz Company, dedicated himself to offering pure food products made of the best ingredients and following strict sanitation practices. This commitment, and a flair for marketing, made the Heinz brand a household name by the turn of the century. Within the factory, Heinz products were constantly scrutinized and examined for consistent quality and flavor.
- circa 1915
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Laboratory, H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1915
H.J. Heinz, founder of the H.J. Heinz Company, dedicated himself to offering pure food products made of the best ingredients and following strict sanitation practices. This commitment, and a flair for marketing, made the Heinz brand a household name by the turn of the century. Within the factory, Heinz products were constantly scrutinized and examined for consistent quality and flavor.
- Recipe Booklet, "Kellogg Company, A New Way of Living: Come Over to the Sunny Side of Life," 1932 - After inventing flaked corn with his brother, W.K. Kellogg entered the cereal business in 1906 with his first cereal, Kellogg's Corn Flakes. As the Kellogg Company's product line expanded, it was committed to offering healthful breakfast cereals. Kellogg's All-Bran, introduced in 1916, was featured in this recipe booklet, which offers recipes using the cereal and informs readers of the health benefits of eating bran.
- 1932
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Recipe Booklet, "Kellogg Company, A New Way of Living: Come Over to the Sunny Side of Life," 1932
After inventing flaked corn with his brother, W.K. Kellogg entered the cereal business in 1906 with his first cereal, Kellogg's Corn Flakes. As the Kellogg Company's product line expanded, it was committed to offering healthful breakfast cereals. Kellogg's All-Bran, introduced in 1916, was featured in this recipe booklet, which offers recipes using the cereal and informs readers of the health benefits of eating bran.
- H. J. Heinz Company Agricultural Chemists at the Jamestown Exposition, Jamestown, Virginia, 1907 - The H.J. Heinz company had humble beginnings with its founder producing horseradish out of his parents' home in 1869. With a rapidly expanding line of high-quality products and a flair for marketing, Heinz quickly became a household name. This photograph from 1907 shows the H.J. Heinz Agricultural Chemists at the Jamestown Exposition, which commemorated the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia.
- 1907
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H. J. Heinz Company Agricultural Chemists at the Jamestown Exposition, Jamestown, Virginia, 1907
The H.J. Heinz company had humble beginnings with its founder producing horseradish out of his parents' home in 1869. With a rapidly expanding line of high-quality products and a flair for marketing, Heinz quickly became a household name. This photograph from 1907 shows the H.J. Heinz Agricultural Chemists at the Jamestown Exposition, which commemorated the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia.
- Edison Institute High School Students in Chemistry Laboratory in Lovett Hall, 1937 - Lovett Hall, located on the campus of The Henry Ford and originally called the Recreation or Education Building, was built for a variety of purposes. It contained a library, gymnasium, classrooms and even a swimming pool for Henry Ford's school system. The building also housed a ballroom for Henry Ford's "Old Time" dancing parties.
- January 27, 1938
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Edison Institute High School Students in Chemistry Laboratory in Lovett Hall, 1937
Lovett Hall, located on the campus of The Henry Ford and originally called the Recreation or Education Building, was built for a variety of purposes. It contained a library, gymnasium, classrooms and even a swimming pool for Henry Ford's school system. The building also housed a ballroom for Henry Ford's "Old Time" dancing parties.
- Trade Card for Duffy's Malt Whiskey, circa 1885 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- circa 1885
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Trade Card for Duffy's Malt Whiskey, circa 1885
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.