Summary

Black and white silver gelatin photograph of the female toilet block on the ground floor of Building 5, Sheet Film, Kodak factory, Coburg, June 1958.

This image depicts a female toilet block on the ground floor. It features five cubicles to the right, with a hygiene disposal unit on the back wall. Materials used include stainless steel fittings, terrazzo walls and floors, ceramic tiled walls, polished timber doors and vinyl tiled floors, allowing for easy, efficient cleaning.

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 after the manufacturing plant at Coburg had closed down the year before.

Description of Content

Image of a toilet block showing five cubicles to the right of the photograph and a hygiene disposal unit on the far wall.

Physical Description

Black and white silver gelatin photograph printed on light weight paper, portrait format.

More Information