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- H. J. Heinz Co. Electric Advertising Sign, New York City, circa 1902 - Henry J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to raise customer awareness for his line of packaged foods. He was a prolific promoter whose schemes were innovative and often flamboyant. Built in 1900, this was the first electric display of its kind. The massive sign stood six stories, used 1,200 incandescent lights, and was topped with a 43-foot-long flashing Heinz pickle.
- 1901
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H. J. Heinz Co. Electric Advertising Sign, New York City, circa 1902
Henry J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to raise customer awareness for his line of packaged foods. He was a prolific promoter whose schemes were innovative and often flamboyant. Built in 1900, this was the first electric display of its kind. The massive sign stood six stories, used 1,200 incandescent lights, and was topped with a 43-foot-long flashing Heinz pickle.
- Federal Electric Company Transformer, circa 1906 - Transformers increase or decrease voltage and are essential to alternating current (AC) power systems. In the late 1800s, with the help of transformers, AC power systems proved more efficient and economical than their direct current competitors. Transformers helped convert electricity to high voltage for transmission across long distances, then reduced it to lower, safer voltages for use in homes and factories.
- circa 1906
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Federal Electric Company Transformer, circa 1906
Transformers increase or decrease voltage and are essential to alternating current (AC) power systems. In the late 1800s, with the help of transformers, AC power systems proved more efficient and economical than their direct current competitors. Transformers helped convert electricity to high voltage for transmission across long distances, then reduced it to lower, safer voltages for use in homes and factories.
- Photograph Album of Heinz Company Branches and Branch Employees, 1884-1915 - Company photograph albums are often reminders of the company's history, significant moments in time, and the employees who worked there. This album, compiled by the H.J. Heinz Company, includes photographs of Heinz factory branch buildings, employees at conventions, and several images of F. & J. Heinz, the former name of the company before H.J. Heinz became the sole owner.
- 1884-1915
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Photograph Album of Heinz Company Branches and Branch Employees, 1884-1915
Company photograph albums are often reminders of the company's history, significant moments in time, and the employees who worked there. This album, compiled by the H.J. Heinz Company, includes photographs of Heinz factory branch buildings, employees at conventions, and several images of F. & J. Heinz, the former name of the company before H.J. Heinz became the sole owner.
- Photograph Album of Heinz Company Ground and Electric Signs, 1908-1945 - Company scrapbooks are often reminders of the company's history, significant moments in time, and the employees who worked there. This album, compiled by the H. J. Heinz Company, includes photographs of various ground and electric signs. Heinz never missed an opportunity to promote his products. These signs were erected to encourage customers to buy his products and contributed in making Heinz a household name.
- 1908-1945
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Photograph Album of Heinz Company Ground and Electric Signs, 1908-1945
Company scrapbooks are often reminders of the company's history, significant moments in time, and the employees who worked there. This album, compiled by the H. J. Heinz Company, includes photographs of various ground and electric signs. Heinz never missed an opportunity to promote his products. These signs were erected to encourage customers to buy his products and contributed in making Heinz a household name.
- Political Parade in New York City near the Heinz Company Electric Advertising Sign, 1900 - H.J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to promote his line of pickled foods and condiments. The electric sign, seen here, was erected in New York City in 1900 and was the first of its kind. Here, the six-story sign -- topped with a 43-foot-long flashing Heinz pickle -- towered over a political parade held in support of Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan in 1900.
- 1900
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Political Parade in New York City near the Heinz Company Electric Advertising Sign, 1900
H.J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to promote his line of pickled foods and condiments. The electric sign, seen here, was erected in New York City in 1900 and was the first of its kind. Here, the six-story sign -- topped with a 43-foot-long flashing Heinz pickle -- towered over a political parade held in support of Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan in 1900.
- Electric Advertising Sign, H. J. Heinz Company, New York City, circa 1910 - Henry J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to raise customer awareness for his line of processed foods. Built in 1900, this was the first electric display of its kind. The massive sign stood six stories, used 1,200 incandescent lights, and was topped with a 43-foot-long flashing Heinz pickle.
- circa 1910
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Electric Advertising Sign, H. J. Heinz Company, New York City, circa 1910
Henry J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to raise customer awareness for his line of processed foods. Built in 1900, this was the first electric display of its kind. The massive sign stood six stories, used 1,200 incandescent lights, and was topped with a 43-foot-long flashing Heinz pickle.
- Ford Motor Company Sales Office, Paris, France, circa 1930 - Ford Motor Company opened its first international sales branch, in Paris, France, in 1908. Paris became the heart of Ford's marketing efforts throughout the European continent. The company established a French subsidiary, Ford France, in 1916. This photo shows a Ford sales office in Paris circa 1930.
- circa 1930
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Ford Motor Company Sales Office, Paris, France, circa 1930
Ford Motor Company opened its first international sales branch, in Paris, France, in 1908. Paris became the heart of Ford's marketing efforts throughout the European continent. The company established a French subsidiary, Ford France, in 1916. This photo shows a Ford sales office in Paris circa 1930.
- "Ford Motor Company" Sign at the Ford Rouge Plant, September 1937 -
- September 07, 1937
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"Ford Motor Company" Sign at the Ford Rouge Plant, September 1937
- "Ford" Sign on the Press Shop at the Ford Rouge Plant, 1939 - Steel-pressing operations began at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant in 1925. By the late 1930s, some 2,500 tons of milled steel -- also produced at the Rouge -- was delivered to the press shop daily, and shop forces turned out about 112 railcars full of finished parts. Ten thousand employees stamped out more than 2,000 different parts using more than 4,000 presses.
- December 08, 1939
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"Ford" Sign on the Press Shop at the Ford Rouge Plant, 1939
Steel-pressing operations began at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant in 1925. By the late 1930s, some 2,500 tons of milled steel -- also produced at the Rouge -- was delivered to the press shop daily, and shop forces turned out about 112 railcars full of finished parts. Ten thousand employees stamped out more than 2,000 different parts using more than 4,000 presses.