Summary
Slide of Kodak Australasia factory buildings at Coburg, October 1962. Building 4 (Roll Film) is at left and the rear of Building 5 (Sheet Film) is in the middle of the image.
This slide is part of the Kodak Heritage 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
Rear view of a brick building with steel gable roof. The lower half of the building is divided into six panels, the middle two panels have a row of windows at the top.The middle section consists of a large section of yellow panelling which stretches nearly the entire width of the building. There is a red fire hose cupboard in the foreground next to a small tree. Another building can be glimpsed at far left.
Physical Description
Colour 35mm slide.
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, Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oct 1962
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Format
Slide, 35 mm, Colour
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Inscriptions
Text, printed: Kodachrome/TRANSPARENCY/PROCESSED BY/Kodak.
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Factory exterior views
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
50 mm (Width), 51 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Manufacturing, Factories, Building & Construction, Factory Construction, Construction, Photographic Film