Photomontage Showing Different Means of Transport for Heinz Company Products, April 12, 1909
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Photographs of the H.J. Heinz factory -- including buildings, employees, and the manufacturing process -- were often taken and then modified for advertising and publications. This advertising layout features several modified photographs of various shipping methods for Heinz products. The arrangement of these photos, which was featured in the catalog, "Home of the 57 Varieties," is a visual representation of the shipping process.
Photographs of the H.J. Heinz factory -- including buildings, employees, and the manufacturing process -- were often taken and then modified for advertising and publications. This advertising layout features several modified photographs of various shipping methods for Heinz products. The arrangement of these photos, which was featured in the catalog, "Home of the 57 Varieties," is a visual representation of the shipping process.
Artifact
Photomontage
Subject Date
12 April 1909
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
53.41.1626
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of H.J. Heinz Co.
Material
Illustration board
Ink
Paint (Coating)
Pencil (Marking material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Handwriting
Mounting
Overpainting (Technique)
Color
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 26 in
Width: 22 in
Inscriptions
various artists marks, notes and measurements in the margins.
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