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- Manicurist and Employee inside Main Plant, H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1912 - H.J. Heinz was one of the first to emphasize the importance of cleanliness and sanitation in manufactured food production. Those who directly handled food were given a mandatory manicure once per week. This not only was a sanitation necessity for Heinz but was also a welcome luxury for the workers.
- 1912
- Collections - Artifact
Manicurist and Employee inside Main Plant, H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1912
H.J. Heinz was one of the first to emphasize the importance of cleanliness and sanitation in manufactured food production. Those who directly handled food were given a mandatory manicure once per week. This not only was a sanitation necessity for Heinz but was also a welcome luxury for the workers.
- Two Sisters Beauty Salon, 1935-1950 - Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. This African-American-run beauty parlor, during a time of racial segregation, ensured the female owners a modicum of economic independence while serving as a place for both female socializing and political activism.
- 1935-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Two Sisters Beauty Salon, 1935-1950
Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. This African-American-run beauty parlor, during a time of racial segregation, ensured the female owners a modicum of economic independence while serving as a place for both female socializing and political activism.