Summary
Black and white silver gelatin photograph of the male toilet block on the ground floor of Building 5 Sheet Film, Kodak factory, Coburg, June 1958.
In this view of the male toilet block on the ground floor, a stainless steel urinal and plumbing fittings is mounted on a ceramic tiled wall with surrounding vinyl tiled floor.
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 the ground floor male toilet block featuring a stainless steel urinal and plumbing fittings mounted on a ceramic tiled wall with a vinyl tiled surrounding floor.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph printed on light weight paper, portrait format.
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
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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jun 1958
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Front, printed: 'Typical Stainless Steel Urinal Unit' & '5.6.58' Back, stamp: 'KODAK ABBOTSFORD/TESTING DEPARTMENT PHOTOGRAPH/5 JUN 1958/Reference No. 58033D'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Factory interior views
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
253 mm (Width), 202 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Toilets, Urinals, Making History - Kodak Collection