Summary
Black and white negative of fruit being poured into the 'Lightning' fruit grader, Merrigum, Victoria, circa 1920.
Part of the Lilian Louisa Pitts collection. Lilian Pitts photographed, processed and printed her photographs from about 1910.
The collection is based on her life in the fruit growing and dairying community of Merrigum, a town west of Shepparton, in the Goulburn Valley. Lilian Pitts was born in 1872 and arrived in Merrigum with her family in 1893 and died in 1947.
Description of Content
A man tipping fruit into the 'Lightning' fruit grader machine invented by H. E. Pitts.
More Information
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Collection Names
The Biggest Family Album in Australia, Lilian Louisa Pitts Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Frank Napier Pitts, 06 Mar 1985
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Place & Date Depicted
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Photographer
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Format
Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Horticulture - processing, Fruit graders
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Type of item
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Keywords
Agricultural Equipment, Fruit Grading Machines, Innovation & Design, Inventions, Orchards, Workers
