Summary
Black and white photograph showing members of the winning tug-of-war team at the H.V McKay Massey Harris picnic, held at the Frankston Park in 1950. The person on the extreme right is Reg Barclay, later mayor of Sunshine and most likely the anchor man.
Photograph is located in an album: Volume No. 10: "Portraits, Sundry Machines, Royal Show 1945-51", page 375. 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
Nine men standing in a row on an open field.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
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Individuals Identified
Barclay, Reg; Lewis, Robert
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Stamped: "H.V. MCKAY MASSEY HARRIS PTY LTD SUNSHINE. 25 FEB 1950"
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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
Executives, Picnics & Picnicking, Factory Workers, Tug of War
