Summary
Black and white, silver gelatin photograph of two members of the Kodak Girls' Club, Victoria, circa 1950s.
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
Two women standing with arms at their sides, positioned next to each other and looking directly at the camera. They are wearing a costume consisting of a dark coloured, short sleeved, loose fitting top with a white petal collar and white bows on the sleeves. They have dark coloured short pants with stockings underneath and white sandshoes. They are in a fenced in garden setting, possibly a backyard.
Physical Description
Black and white, silver gelatin photograph, printed on light weight paper, portrait format with a white border.
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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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1950s
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Back, handwritten, black ink pen: 'Kodak Girls/Club/Please return'
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Classification
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
67 mm (Width), 103 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Factory Workers, Gardens, Leisure Activities, Photography, Portraits, Working Life, Making History - Kodak Collection