Summary
Black and white photograph of a street procession in Sunshine in 1951. The procession was part of celebrations to mark Sunshine being made a city.
From a photograph album containing one hundred and four black and white photographs and three colour transparencies depicting H. V. McKay Massey Harris agents, groups, portraits, machinery and events dating from May 1951. Noted by a previous archivist as one of a series of 'Guard Books'.
Part of a collection of photographs, negatives, moving film, artefacts, documents and trade literature belonging to the H. V. McKay Sunshine Collection. The McKay collection is regarded as one of the most significant industrial heritage collections in Australia. The collection relates to the agricultural manufacturing firm, the Sunshine Harvester Works. The Australian operations of this company were originally founded by Hugh V. McKay in the 1890s in Ballarat. Between 1906 and 1907, McKay moved production to Sunshine where the firm became one of the largest industrial businesses in Australia. Change in ownership is a recurring theme in the company's history. In 1930, it merged with Massey-Harris to become H.V McKay Massey Harris. In the mid-1950s, the company was absorbed by Canadian agricultural firm Massey-Ferguson. Production in Sunshine ceased in the mid-1980s, following almost 100 years of manufacturing agricultural equipment.
Description of Content
Sunshine Harvester Works' floats and machines in procession through streets of Sunshine during celebrations of Sunshine being made a city.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph attached to brown paper album page.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr. Ron Doubleday - Massey Ferguson (Aust) Ltd, 02 Dec 1982
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Place & Date Depicted
Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 May 1951
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Organisation Depicted
H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd, 2 Devonshire Road, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in black ink on album page above photograph: 'Sunshine Harvester Works' floats & machines in procession / through streets of Sunshine. Celebrations of Sunshine being made a city / (Also see page 3.) / 19th May 1951.' Printed in purple ink on back of photograph: 'H. V. McKAY MASSEY HARRIS PTY. LTD. / SUNSHINE / 19 MAY 1951'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Public relations
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
165 mm (Width), 220 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Agricultural Machinery, Celebrations, Harvesting Equipment, Horsedrawn Equipment, Horses, Parades, Processions, Streets, Suburbs, Townships, Tractors