Summary
Colour slide taken by Stuart Sanderson, General Manager of Manufacturing at Kodak, of an aerial view of the construction of the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory complex in Coburg, August 1958.
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 slide 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
Aerial view of a construction site. In the mid-ground are large, semi-completed buildings. Small temporary structures are positioned in the foreground. In the distance, suburban Coburg is visible.
Physical Description
Colour 35mm slide in cardboard casing.
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, 1958
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Format
Slide, 35 mm, Colour
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Inscriptions
Front, printed: 'KODACHROME/TRANSPARENCY/PROCESSED BY KODAK' Back, handwritten: 'GENERAL VIEW/AUG 58'
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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), 50 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Building & Construction, Factories, Manufacturing Plants, Photography, Making History - Kodak Collection
