Summary
Negative of L.W Spicer, a timber consultant at H.V McKay Massey Harris. He retired from the firm in June 1956.
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
Man wearing suit and hat standing beside a stack of timber in a yard. Other stacks of timber are in the background.
Physical Description
Black and white negative.
More Information
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Commissioned By
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Place Depicted
H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd, 2 Devonshire Road, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jun 1956
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Individuals Identified
SPICER, L.W
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Format
Negative, Black & White
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Workers' portraits
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