Summary
Black and white photographic negative by the photographer William (Bill) Boyd. The Bill Boyd Photographic Collection consists of 446 negatives on film and 56 photographs on paper depicting farming activities, family and the domestic life of people who settled the challenging wheat frontier of the Mallee, mainly in and around the towns of Nandaly & Sea Lake. The images were captured to highlight the vanishing pioneer atmosphere and to record agriculture techniques used during the 1920s. For detailed description of Boyd's life and work, see "Having a Go - Bill Boyd's Mallee" by Weston Bate, published in 1988. Most of the photographs were taken between 1920 & 1928. See separate records for detailed description of each negative. Descriptive data has been transcribed from interview with Bill Boyd in 1988.
Description of Content
Farm worker unloading grain & chaff from the rear body of a Braybrook stripper drawn by three horses onto a heap waiting for winnowing.
Physical Description
Black and white photographic film negative
More Information
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Collection Names
The Biggest Family Album in Australia, Bill Boyd Photographic Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Mr Bill Boyd, 25 Jul 1985
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Place & Date Depicted
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Creator
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Format
Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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Brand Names
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Crop management - harvesting, Stripper harvesters
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Keywords
Agricultural Equipment, Agricultural Workers, Cereal Crops, Farms, Harvesters, Horses, Sacks, Stripper Harvesters, Workers
