Summary
Black and white photograph of H.V McKay Massey Harris employees and friends enjoying the company Christmas Ball held at Brunswick Town Hall in 1949.
Photograph is located in an album: Volume No. 10: "Portraits, Sundry Machines, Royal Show 1945-51", page 369. 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
A group of men and women standing in a room and facing the camera, smiling. Two men are kneeling at the front.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
233 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Dec 1949
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Individuals Identified
McFaydgeon, Alan; Clifton, Gwen; Killeen, Kevin; Poole, Cliff; Nash, Trevor; Rhodes
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Social functions
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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
Balls & Dances, Formal Wear, Factory Workers, Christmas Celebrations, Christmas Dinners
