Summary
Black and white portrait photograph of Mr Robert Van Niel, newly appointed as Finance Director at Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd, circa 1964.
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
Portrait of a man wearing a a dark suit, glasses and patterned tie, seated at a table. He is looking into the camera and has a pen in hand and a notepad before him.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph printed on medium weight paper, portrait format with 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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Person Depicted
Mr Robert Van Niel - Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1964
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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Elizabeth Street, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1964
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Individuals Identified
Van Niel, Mr. Robert W.
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Typed, attached piece of paper: "Mr. Robert W. Van Niel, the new Finance/Director of Kodak"
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
127 mm (Width), 206 mm (Height)
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