Summary
Copy of a black and white negative of returned soldiers at Sunshine Harvester Works.
Part of the H.V. McKay Old Archive. Documents include personal correspondence, agreements, contracts, prospectus, harvester works, harvester stripper - articles and claim of invention, staff, social activity, farmers visits, company publications, photographs. This image is part of a collection of photographs, negatives, moving film, artefacts, documents and trade literature belonging to the H. V. McKay Sunshine Collection. The Australian operations of the Sunshine Harvester Works were originally founded by Hugh V. McKay in the 1890s. The McKay collection is regarded as one of the most significant industrial heritage collections in Australia. In the 1950s, it was absorbed by Canadian firm Massey-Ferguson.
Description of Content
Group of male workers pose outside a factory building made of corrugated iron. The back row stands on a raised platform whilst the other men stand, sit or partially lie on the ground in the foreground.
Physical Description
Black and white photographic negative on cellulose acetate film.
More Information
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Collection Names
H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection, Old McKay Archive (Series A)
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Councillor Don McKay, 11 Oct 1960
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Place & Date Depicted
Sunshine Harvester Works, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1919
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Format
Photograph, film base, Negative, Black & White
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
75 mm (Width), 60 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Agricultural Equipment, Factories, Manufacturing Plants, Returned Soldiers, Workers, World War I, 1914-1918
