Summary
Black and white, silver gelatin photograph of female Kodak staff at the wedding of Mrs Deppler, Abbotsford, Victoria, 30 March 1935. The staff are posed in front of a Methodist Church.
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
A group portrait of eleven women (the woman to the far right is half inside the frame of the image) standing in front of an ivy covered church. There is a service board indicating it is a Methodist Church to the right and positioned behind the women.
Physical Description
Black and white, silver gelatin photograph, printed on light weight paper, landscape format with a white border.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Images & Image Making, Working Life & Trades, Home & Community
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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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Date of Event
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 Mar 1935
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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 Mar 1935
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Individuals Identified
Deppler, Mrs
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Back, top centre, handwritten, blue ink pen: 'Some/ Kodak staff/1935'. Bottom of reverse photograph, handwritten in blue ink pen: 'KODAK WOMEN ATTENDING/ THE WEDDING OF/ MRS. DEPPLER ON/ 30 MARCH 1935'. Back, blue ink stamp: '392'.
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Staff events
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
87 mm (Width), 60 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Churches, Portraits, Social Functions, Staff, Weddings, Making History - Kodak Collection