Chocolate History Collection

Title

Chocolate History Collection

Subject

History of Food and Drink
Culinary pamphlets

Description

This collection contains individual images from publication and pamphlets in Special Collections and University Archives relating to the history of chocolate. These represented selected images from multiple different sources, digitized for use in an online exhibit. Sources and rights are noted at the item level.

Source

Images are from different sources. Information about the sources is available at the item level record.

Rights

A general rights statement for education use has been applied at the item level. For more information or for reproduction requests, please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu).

Language

English

Identifier

ChocolateHistory

Rights Holder

Individual items may or may not be under copyright. Rights images created by the department are held by Special Collections and University Archives.

Collection Tree

Chocolate_Hershey's Chocolate Cake Ch Frost001.jpg

This is an image of a chocolate cake from the 1988 "Hershey's Chocolate Classics" pamphlet showing a chocolate cake base with chocolate frosting.
Chocolate_Baker Devils Food 1928.jpg

This is an image of a Devils Food cake from the 1928 recipe pamphlet titled "Famous Recipes for Baker's Chocolate and Breakfast Cocoa."
Chocolate_ChocoFrostYellowCake.jpg

This is an image of a chocolate cake from the 1949 "Hershey's Recipes" pamphlet showing a white cake base with chocolate frosting.
Chocolate_Hershey Ch Cake White Frost 001.jpg

This is an image of a chocolate cake from the 1949 "Hershey's Recipes" pamphlet showing a chocolate cake base with white frosting.
Chocolate_ChocoPorductionDiagram001.jpg

This is an image of a diagram of the process Walter Baker uses to process coca beans into a variety of chocolate products from the General Foods and…
Chocolate_General Foods Chocolate Cookery Cake.jpg

This is an image of a chocolate cake with white frosting from the General Foods and Walter Baker pamphlet "Chocolate Cookery."
Chocolate_Devils Foods Cake Swans Down.jpg

This is an image of a Devil's Food cake that is colored with a very red coloration andhas white frosting. It was taken from the recipe pamphlet titled…
Chocolate_Layer Cake Baker 1932.jpg

This is an image of a chocolate layer cake with a white cake base and chocolate frosting from a 1932 pamphlet from the Walter Baker & Co.
Chocolate_Hershey Back Cover health001.jpg

This is an image of the back cover of the recipe pamphlet "The Hershey Recipe Book" advertising the health qualities of its chocolate products.
Chocolate_Hershey Factiry Equipment002.jpg

This is an image of the latest chocolate technology used in the Hershey Chocolate factory in 1930s Pennsylvannia from the recipe pamphlet "The Hershey…
Chocolate_Hershey Factiry Equipment001.jpg

This is an image of the latest chocolate technology used in the Hershey Chocolate factory in 1930s Pennsylvannia from the recipe pamphlet "The…
Chocolate_Hershey Factory001.jpg

This is an image of Hershey's Chocolate factory in Hershey, PA, and the surronding "Chocolate Town" from the recipe pamphlet "The Hershey Recipe…
Chocolate_HersheyYellowCake002.jpg

This is an image for a chocolate cake recipe from an Hershey's pamphlet titled "9 Famous Recipes."
Chocolate_HersheyInstantCocoa001.jpg

This is an image an advertisement for two Hershey's products featured in a 1975 pamphlet titled "Family Favorites Madde with Hershey's Instant and…
Chocolate_Hershey1949Products001.jpg

This is an image of Hershey's products adversized in the 1949 pamphlet "Hershey's Recipes," featuring Hershey's breakfast cocoa, syrup, semi-sweet…
Chocolate_Hershey1930Products002.jpg

This is an image of Hershey's sweet milk chocolate, chocolate syrup, and Sweet milk chocolate with almond bars from the pamphlet "The Hershey's Recipe…
Chocolate_Hershey1930Products001.jpg

This is an image of Hershey's breakfast cocoa, Milk Chocolate Kisses, and baking chocolate products from the pamphlet "The Hershey's Recipe Book."
Chocolate_RobertsCream001.jpg

This is an image of the marketed breakfast cocoa product from the 1902 cookbook titled "One Hundred Dainty Desserts with Cream Chocolate of Pure."
Chocolate_BakersProducts1962002.jpg

This image from the back of "Baker's Chocolate and Coconut Favorites" cookbook advertises the various products on the market, most notably new "Semi…
Chocolate_BakerPremCocoa001.jpg

This is an image of the container used to market Baker's Breakfast Cocoa featuring the iconic "Bella Chocolatiere," or chocolate lady." It comes from…
Chocolate_BakerLady001.jpg

This is an image of the container used to market Baker's Breakfast Cocoa featuring the iconic "Bella Chocolatiere," or chocolate lady." It comes from…
Chocolate_BakerGerman001.jpg

This is an image of the container used to market Baker's Breakfast Cocoa featuring the iconic "Bella Chocolatiere," or chocolate lady." It comes from…
Chocolate_BakerDotBar001.jpg

This is an image of the container used to market Baker's Breakfast Cocoa featuring the iconic "Bella Chocolatiere," or chocolate lady." It comes from…
Chocolate_BakerBreakCocoa001.jpg

This is an image of the container used to market Baker's Breakfast Cocoa featuring the iconic "Bella Chocolatiere," or chocolate lady." It comes from…
Chocolate_RobertsSick001.jpg

This is a recipe from the 1902 cookbook titled "One Hundred Dainty Desserts with Cream Chocolate of Pure." This drink utizlied powdered chocolate in a…

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