Summary
Part of a large collection of glass plate and film negatives, transparencies, photo albums, product catalogues, videos, motion picture films, company journals, advertisements and newspaper cuttings relating to the operations of the International Harvester Company and its subsidiaries in Australia.
The International Harvester Company of America was formed in 1902 by the merger of five leading American agricultural machinery manufacturers. An Australian subsidiary was established in 1904 to manage Australian distribution and sales and over subsequent decades International Harvester became a major competitor to local manufacturers like H.V. McKay's Sunshine Harvester Works.
Later International Harvester established its own Australian manufacturing works, producing agricultural equipment (and later tractors) at Geelong from 1939, motor trucks at Dandenong from 1952 and earthmoving and construction equipment at Port Melbourne from 1958.
Description of Content
Cohuna Irrigators' Tour party posing for a group portrait outside the International Harvester Co. factory at Geelong, Victoria, 1 March 1940.
Physical Description
Black & white cellulose acetate photographic negative.
More Information
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Collection Names
International Harvester Photographic Collection, International Harvester (IH) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from International Trucks Pty Ltd, by Nov 1992
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Place Depicted
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Creator
International Harvester Co of Australia Pty Ltd (IHC), Victoria, Australia, 01 Mar 1940
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Individuals Identified
Back Row (L to R):; Bland, H.W.; Hawken, A.T.H.; Hodgons, P.; King, C.L.; Green, W.; Austen, J.H.; Walker, C.H.; Andrews, A.E.J.; Kermode, H.C.; Zimmerman, H.B.; Strachan, A.; Woolman, C.N.; Chugg, E.; Green, M.; Dryden, W.W.; Hawken, J.E.; Hodgins, T.; MacLeod, A.; Front Row (L to R):; Lewis, L.; Prosser, J.; Bawden, H.B.; Brewer, A.R.; Farrell, R.J.; Stone, H.; Hawkes, G.; Hornsby, W.C.; Richardson, T.C.; Pest, G.H.; Vallence, G.; Lewis Jnr, L.
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Format
Negative, 8" X 6", Black & White
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Inscriptions
Description in photogaphic index: 'Group of farmers from Cohuna outside factory' Printed at bottom left corner of image "P205"
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Brand Names
IH (Agricultural Equipment) , International Harvester (Agricultural Equipment)
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Factory exteriors
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Negative/s
210 mm (Width), 162 mm (Height)
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References
Names of people depicted obtained from mounted copy of photograph provided by John Strachan, DE Enq #22082, 29/09/2012.
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Keywords
Agricultural Equipment, Agricultural Machinery, Factories, Farmers, Motor Trucks, Motor Vehicles, Tractors
