Summary
Black and white photograph of H.V McKay Massey Harris employees leaving the factory via Russell Street at 5:00pm on September 17, 1941. The factory gates featured in the image were made in the Sunshine factory by H.V. McKay employee Mr Charlie Pippett. On the right is the Gatekeeper's Office, followed by the Engine Works and the Bolt Shop.
Photograph is located in an album: Volume No.1:'Views of Factories and Branches', page 62. 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, business and personal archives, films, objects, trade publications and oral histories.
Description of Content
Large group of men and a few women walking through factory gates. To the right are factory departments. Note the five newsboys selling nespapers.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 Sep 1941
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Stamped: H.V. MCKAY MASSEY HARRIS PTY LTD SUNSHINE. 17 SEPT, 1941.
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Workers
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Type of item
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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
Employees, Factories, Gates, Newspaper Sellers, Factory Workers
