Summary
Black and white photograph of H.V McKay's house. One of the original McKay residences in Talmage Street, Sunshine (off Anderson Road and King Edward Avenue). This house was owned and built by Mr H.V. McKay, later lived in by his son, Cecil McKay. This property was bought to be converted to a funeral parlour but burnt down in the 1960s.
Photograph is located in an album: Volume No.1: 'Views of Factories and Branches', page 153. 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
Large Edwardian house with a front garden. This is one of the original residences built by H.V. McKay for his family and executives.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Sustainable Futures, Home & Community, Images & Image Making
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Place & Date Depicted
Talmage Street, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1910-1930
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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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
Gardens, Houses, Workers, Suburbs, Domestic Life, Front Yards
