Summary
Black and white portrait of Martin Krummins and his wife, employees at H.V McKay Massey Harris who migrated from Latvia.
Photograph is located in an album: Volume No. 10: "Portraits, Sundry Machines, Royal Show 1945-51", page 339. 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
Close-up of Martin Krummins and his wife smiling into the camera.
More Information
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Commissioned By
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Individuals Identified
Krummins, Martin & Wife
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Caption attached to original image printed in "The Sunshine Review", September 1949: "New Australians and old - in recent months we at Sunshine have welcomed many new faces from far-away countries. These people have come amongst us through the Commonwealth Government 's migration scheme......Martin Krummins and his wife - Latvia".
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Workers' portraits
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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, Migrants, Migrant Workers, Migration Schemes, Women's Work, Factory Workers
