Summary
Black and white photograph of food parcels sent to Britain during the Food for Britain Appeal donated by employees at H.V McKay Massey Harris.
Photograph is located in an album: Volume No. 10: "Portraits, Sundry Machines, Royal Show 1945-51", page 87. This is one of 25 albums that provide detailed visual documentation of the activities of the McKay enterprise.
This image forms part of the extensive McKay Sunshine collection which includes images, film, objects, trade publications and oral histories.
Description of Content
Various canned and boxed goods including powedered milk, sultanas, beef and ground rice. A note appears on top of the cans and a box is in the background.
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Stamped: "H.V. MCKAY MASSEY HARRIS PTY LTD SUNSHINE. 5 SEP 1947. 16 SEP 1947" "# 22647"
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Food & drinks - canning & preserving works, Canned food products
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References
[Link 1] Viewed 7.5.09. [Link 2] Viewed 7.5.09. Perry, Warren. 'The Science Museum of Victoria'.
[Article] Dale-Hallett, Liza, et al. 'The McKay Collection', in Rasmussen, Carolyn. A Museum for the People: A History of Museum Victoria and its predecesors, 1854-2000. pp.271-273., 2001
[Article] 2003. "Resurrecting the Sunshine Harvester Works: Re-presenting and Reinterpreting the Experience of Industrial Work in Twentieth-Century Australia", Labour History., 2003
[Article] Dale-Hallett, Liza. 2004. "Collecting by Stealth: the HV McKay Collection", Museum Victoria Magazine., 2004
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Keywords
Food Technology, Relief Appeals, Food Parcels, Food Containers, Food, World War II, 1939-1945, Cans, Milk Products, Rice
