Summary
Colour photograph which is Part of a collection of photographs, moving film, artefacts, documents and trade literature relating to Massey Ferguson (Aust.) Ltd and its predecessors. The Australian operations of this company were originally founded by Hugh V. McKay, at Ballarat, in the late 1880s, and by 1895 was operating as the Sunshine Harvester Works. After relocating to Braybrook Junction (later renamed 'Sunshine') on the western outskirts of Melbourne, during 1904-1907, the business rapidly developed into the largest agricultural implement works in the southern hemisphere. In 1930, H.V. McKay merged with the Australian operations of the Canadian firm, Massey Harris Ltd, of Toronto, becoming H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd. In 1955, this company was fully absorbed into the growing multinational corporation that became Massey Ferguson Ltd in 1958.
Description of Content
European farm scene with a brick archway, tower and farmhouse. A man is pictured seated on a Massey Ferguson 35 tractor with a side deliver rake and side mounted mower in the foreground. A woman is pictured holding a donkey saddled with milk cans to the right. A baler, tractor and trees are shown in the background.
Physical Description
Colour photograph.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Massey Ferguson Iseki Australia Ltd, by Mar 1995
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Place & Date Depicted
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Manufacturer of Item Depicted
Massey-Ferguson (Aust.) Ltd, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Inscriptions
Printed in grey text on back of photograph: 'Kodak[repeated]' Hand written in grey pencil on back of photograph: 'MF 35 TRACTOR / W/- SIDE DELIVER RAKE / SIDE MOUNTED MOWER / BALER ON /FAR RIGHT OF / PHOTO / SL2-10'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Advertising
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
238 mm (Width), 182 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Advertising, Agricultural Equipment, Agricultural Machinery, Donkeys, Farms, Milk & Cream Cans, People, Rakes, Tractors, Women's Work, Rural Women, Rural Life