Summary
Framed black and white portrait photograph of the Kodak Australasia Women's No 2 Basketball Team in 1950.
Pictured, left to right: Elizabeth Hamence, Lee Gray, Pauline Mckenna, Betty Johnson (Capt.), Val Pougnault, Robin Tamblyn (Vice Capt.), and Joy Brown.
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
Framed black and white image of seven women in sports uniform dresses, holding each others waists in a line, outside in a sports field. Woman at far left is holding a basketball. They are standing on grass with trees behind them.
Physical Description
Framed black and white photograph mounted on buff card with inscriptions above and below the image.
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
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1950
It is unclear where this photograph is taken but might be the Kodak factory in Abbotsford. -
Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Southampton Crescent, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
It is unclear where this photograph was taken but it might be at the Kodak factory in Abbotsford. -
Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Above image, handwritten, black ink with underlining: "KODAK No 2 BASKETBALL TEAM / 1950" Below image, handwritten, black ink with underlining of Capt and V.Capt: "L. to R. ELIZABETH HAMENCE, LEE GRAY, PAULINE McKENNA, BETTY JOHNSON (Capt.) / VAL POUGNAULT, ROBIN TAMBLYN (Vice Capt.) JOY BROWN."
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Sports teams
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Object Measurements
255 mm (Width), 16 mm (Depth), 204 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing Workers, Staff, Portraits, Sporting Teams, Sports, Basketball, Sport, Photography, Staff Relations, Leisure, Recreation, Working Life