Summary
Black and white photograph of female staff involved in the Food For British Workers Appeal. Women pictured in the photograph from left to right: Mrs. N. Omant, l. McIlhinney, R. Ward, V. Betts, K. Thomas, D. Batties, B. Brown, S. Freeman, G. Doupe, B. Deeble, B. Dennison, B. McDermott. Seated in front of the appeal progress chart: L to R: Verna Templeton & Frances Duncan.
Photograph is located in an album: Volume No. 10: "Portraits, Sundry Machines, Royal Show 1945-51", page 91. 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.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Home & Community, Images & Image Making, Sustainable Futures
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Place & Date Depicted
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Individuals Identified
Omant, T; McIlhinney, L; Ward, R; Betts, V; Thomas, K; Batties, D
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Stamped: "H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd Sunshine. 25 Nov 1947 #23492"
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment
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Discipline
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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
Charities, Food, Manufacturing Workers, Portraits, Relief Appeals
