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- William Clay Ford Receives the Key to Heinz House from H. J. Heinz II, Greenfield Village, June 16, 1954 - The Heinz House, a gift from the H.J. Heinz Company, was ceremoniously accepted in 1954 by William Clay Ford, grandson of Henry Ford and recently named Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Edison Institute (now The Henry Ford). The Heinz House was the first historic structure added to Greenfield Village since the death of Henry Ford in 1947.
- June 16, 1954
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William Clay Ford Receives the Key to Heinz House from H. J. Heinz II, Greenfield Village, June 16, 1954
The Heinz House, a gift from the H.J. Heinz Company, was ceremoniously accepted in 1954 by William Clay Ford, grandson of Henry Ford and recently named Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Edison Institute (now The Henry Ford). The Heinz House was the first historic structure added to Greenfield Village since the death of Henry Ford in 1947.
- H. J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II outside Heinz House at Greenfield Village, October 10, 1969 - Enterprising Henry J. Heinz began his successful business by bottling horseradish in the basement of his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1904, the house was relocated to the main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before moving to Greenfield Village in 1953. H.J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II were in attendance during the Heinz Company's centennial celebration at Greenfield Village in October 1969.
- October 10, 1969
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H. J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II outside Heinz House at Greenfield Village, October 10, 1969
Enterprising Henry J. Heinz began his successful business by bottling horseradish in the basement of his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1904, the house was relocated to the main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before moving to Greenfield Village in 1953. H.J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II were in attendance during the Heinz Company's centennial celebration at Greenfield Village in October 1969.
- Portrait of Henry J. Heinz II, March 1969 - H.J. Heinz began his first business in the manufactured food industry in 1869. His company soon became the H.J. Heinz Company, now one of the most recognizable names in the food industry today. This portrait shows Henry J. Heinz II (grandson of H.J. Heinz) who worked for the company and eventually became CEO.
- March 01, 1969
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Portrait of Henry J. Heinz II, March 1969
H.J. Heinz began his first business in the manufactured food industry in 1869. His company soon became the H.J. Heinz Company, now one of the most recognizable names in the food industry today. This portrait shows Henry J. Heinz II (grandson of H.J. Heinz) who worked for the company and eventually became CEO.
- H. J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II outside Heinz House at Greenfield Village, October 10, 1969 - Enterprising Henry J. Heinz began his successful business by bottling horseradish in the basement of his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1904, the house was relocated to the main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before moving to Greenfield Village in 1953. H.J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II attended the Heinz Company's centennial celebration at Greenfield Village in October 1969. Here, Ford addresses the crowd.
- 1969
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H. J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II outside Heinz House at Greenfield Village, October 10, 1969
Enterprising Henry J. Heinz began his successful business by bottling horseradish in the basement of his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1904, the house was relocated to the main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before moving to Greenfield Village in 1953. H.J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II attended the Heinz Company's centennial celebration at Greenfield Village in October 1969. Here, Ford addresses the crowd.
- H. J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II outside Heinz House at Greenfield Village, October 10, 1969 - Enterprising Henry J. Heinz began his successful business by bottling horseradish in the basement of his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1904, the house was relocated to the main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before moving to Greenfield Village in 1953. H.J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II were in attendance during the Heinz Company's centennial celebration at Greenfield Village in October 1969.
- 1969
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H. J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II outside Heinz House at Greenfield Village, October 10, 1969
Enterprising Henry J. Heinz began his successful business by bottling horseradish in the basement of his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1904, the house was relocated to the main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before moving to Greenfield Village in 1953. H.J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II were in attendance during the Heinz Company's centennial celebration at Greenfield Village in October 1969.
- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Henry Ford II in Greenfield Village with Famous Visitors, Four Views Taken 1929-1954 - The Henry Ford has long attracted famous visitors. These four images show three generations of Fords -- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Henry Ford II -- welcoming notable personalities to the site. Clockwise from top left: Francis Jehl, Herbert Hoover and Thomas Edison in 1929; George Washington Carver in 1942; Henry J. Heinz II in 1954; and Orville Wright in 1938.
- 1929-1954
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Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Henry Ford II in Greenfield Village with Famous Visitors, Four Views Taken 1929-1954
The Henry Ford has long attracted famous visitors. These four images show three generations of Fords -- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Henry Ford II -- welcoming notable personalities to the site. Clockwise from top left: Francis Jehl, Herbert Hoover and Thomas Edison in 1929; George Washington Carver in 1942; Henry J. Heinz II in 1954; and Orville Wright in 1938.
- Album of H. J. Heinz Company Postcards and Employee Event Programs, 1881-1939 - 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 trade cards and postcards for various Heinz products, booklets and programs for conventions and anniversary dinners, salesmen manuals, and commemorative ribbons from conventions, conferences, and employee annual outings.
- 1881-1939
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Album of H. J. Heinz Company Postcards and Employee Event Programs, 1881-1939
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 trade cards and postcards for various Heinz products, booklets and programs for conventions and anniversary dinners, salesmen manuals, and commemorative ribbons from conventions, conferences, and employee annual outings.
- H. J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II inside Heinz House at Greenfield Village, October 10, 1969 - Enterprising Henry J. Heinz began his successful business by bottling horseradish in the basement of his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1904, the house was relocated to the main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before moving to Greenfield Village in 1953. H.J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II attended the Heinz Company's centennial celebration at Greenfield Village in October of 1969.
- October 10, 1969
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H. J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II inside Heinz House at Greenfield Village, October 10, 1969
Enterprising Henry J. Heinz began his successful business by bottling horseradish in the basement of his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1904, the house was relocated to the main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before moving to Greenfield Village in 1953. H.J. Heinz II and Henry Ford II attended the Heinz Company's centennial celebration at Greenfield Village in October of 1969.