Nightshade the Prize-Winning Horse, H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 1898

Summary

The H.J. Heinz Company had humble beginnings in 1869 and has since become one of the most recognized names in the food industry today. This artifact, from the H.J. Heinz Company Collection, is one from The Henry Ford's sizeable collection of material dedicated to telling the company's history of innovative business practices and marketing techniques.

The H.J. Heinz Company had humble beginnings in 1869 and has since become one of the most recognized names in the food industry today. This artifact, from the H.J. Heinz Company Collection, is one from The Henry Ford's sizeable collection of material dedicated to telling the company's history of innovative business practices and marketing techniques.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

June 1898

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.992

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of H.J. Heinz Co.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting

Color

Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 7.875 in  (including mount)

Width: 9.875 in  (including mount)

Inscriptions

written on front margin: H. J. H. 6/98. Nightshade (2 Red & 1 Blue Ribbon in 97, 98 & 99.)

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