Summary
Black and white photograph of the Kodak Australasia Ltd building at 379-381 George Street Sydney, New South Wales, 1908.
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.
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.
Description of Content
Exterior view of the multistorey Kodak Australasia Ltd building on George Street Sydney. The Kodak building has mullioned windows and two decorative turrets either side of the top floor of the building.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph mounted to brown cardboard.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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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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Place & Date Depicted
George Street, Kodak House, Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., Sydney, Central, New South Wales, Australia, 1908
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Format
Photograph, See Dimensions, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Written on the brown board under the photograph; 'SYDNEY 1908.'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Building fittings
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Primary support
113 mm (Width), 435 mm (Height)
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Secondary support
127 mm (Width), 464 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Retailing, Shopfronts, Shops, Retail Displays, Retail Sales, Merchandising
