Summary
Black and white photograph of women and army personnel on top of a tank. Seated on the 'General Grant' tank with servicemen are three employees from left to right: Miss Wright (Army) Miss Ross (Navy) and Mrs Summers (Air Force). These women raised money for the Second Victory War Loan campaign.
Photograph is located in an album: Volume No. 3: "Miscellaneous: H.V. McKay Ballarat, Sunshine Factories & Products; Maps, Plans & Charts; Passport Photographs; 1904-1945", page 174. This is one of 25 albums that provide detailed visual documentation of the activities of the McKay enterprise.
This image is part of a collection of photographs, negatives, moving film, artefacts, documents and trade literature belonging to the H. V. McKay Sunshine Collection. The Australian operations of this company were originally founded by Hugh V. McKay in the 1890s. The McKay collection is regarded as one of the most significant industrial heritage collections in Australia.
Description of Content
Three women and five servicemen seated on top of a tank. One serviceman is standing. To the left is a board outlining money raised for the war loan campaign.
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Place & Date Depicted
Devonshire Road, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 03 Oct 1944
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Individuals Identified
Wright; Ross; Summers
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Refer to Images: MM 18011 & MM 18027 on page 178. Stamped: H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd, Sunshine, 3 Oct,1944.
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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
Armoured Vehicles, Employees, Factories, Factory Visits, Military Forces, Official Visits, Soldiers, Tanks, Workers, Women's Work, Fundraising, World War II, 1939-1945
