Summary
Photograph of Massey-Ferguson dealers boarding aTrans Australia Airlines plane at Essendon airport in 1960. They had just attended the Show of Progress convention.
Part of a collection of photographs, moving film, artefacts, documents and trade literature relating to Massey Ferguson (Aust.) Ltd, agricultural implement manufacturer, importer and distributor, of Sunshine, Victoria, and its predecessors dating back to Hugh V. McKay, who developed an innovative combine harvesters design during the 1880s and founded the Sunshine Harvester Works, at Ballarat, in 1894.
Description of Content
A group of men and women boarding a plane.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph
More Information
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Collection Names
Massey Ferguson Sunshine Collection (Deposit No.1), H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Massey Ferguson Iseki Australia Ltd, Before 2002
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Organisation Depicted
Massey-Ferguson (Aust.) Ltd, Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 1960
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Place & Date Depicted
Essendon Airport, Essendon, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1960
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Handwritten in ink on back, 'M11'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Agents & dealers
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
255 mm (Width), 205 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Airports, Conventions, Aircraft, Aircraft Equipment, Personnel
