Summary
Photograph of a rectangular plaque presented by the ex-servicemen and women of Kodak Australasia Sydney branch to the Abbotsford staff of Kodak Australasia, for their "sterling efforts" providing assistance through the Kodak Comforts Fund during World War II, 1946-1947.
This photograph is one of a series of eight black and white photographs.
Kodak manufactured and distributed a wide range of photographic products to Australasia, such as film, paper, chemicals, cameras and miscellaneous equipment. Its client base included amateur and professional photographers, as well as specialist medical and graphic art professionals who used photography, x-ray and other imaging techniques.
This photograph is part of the Kodak collection of products, promotional materials, photographs and working life artefacts collected from Kodak Australasia in 2005, when the Melbourne manufacturing plant at Coburg closed down.
Description of Content
This photograph features a rectangular plaque presented by the ex-servicemen and women of Kodak Australasia Sydney branch to the Abbotsford staff of Kodak Australasia, for their "sterling efforts" providing assistance through the Kodak Comforts Fund during World War Two.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph, printed on medium weight paper, landscape format with a white border.
Significance
These are photos of the Sydney Branch dinner (card on official table has Sydney Branch printed on it). The rectangular plaque is being restored by Neville Williams. The plaque presented to Miss Cameron is presumably still in her possession. D. Allen, 14/10/85
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Ms. Kate Metcalf - Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, 2005
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Acknowledgement
Courtesy of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd.
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Organisation Depicted
Sydney, Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1946-1947
Donor's note on date made by D. Allen 14 Oct 1985. -
Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1946-1947
Donor's note on date made by D. Allen 14 Oct 1985. -
Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
On photograph, image of engraving, front: Logos "KODAK (AUSTRALASIA) PTY LTD / PRESENTED TO THEM EMBERS OF THE / ABBOTSFORD STAFF BY THE EX-SERVICEMEN / AND WOMEN OF SYDNEY BRANCH, IN APPRECIATION / OF THEIR STERLING EFFORTS AND OF BENEFITS / RECEIVED THROUGH THE KODAK COMFORTS FUND, / SO ABLY CONDUCTED DURING WORLD WAR II / 1939-1945" / logo.
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
252 mm (Width), 145 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Dinners, Military Forces, Presentations, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945, Soldiers' Comforts, Making History - Kodak Collection