Summary
Framed black and white portrait photograph of the Kodak Australasia Women's Basketball Team, 1957.
Pictured, left to right: K. Cruite, M. Marrable, S. Chandler (Vice Capt), M. Woodall (Capt), R. Chamberlain, D. Webb, M. Bills, H. Pougnault, and E. Sherwood.
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 nine women in sports uniform dresses, holding each others waists in a line, outside in a garden. Woman at far left is holding a basketball. They women 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, 1957
It is unclear where this image was taken but it might be the Abbotsford factory. -
Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Southampton Crescent, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Above image, handwritten, black ink with underlining: 'KODAK BASKETBALL TEAM / 1957" Below image, handwritten, black ink with underlining Capt & V. Capt names: "L to R K. CRUITE M. MARRABLE S. CHANDLER (Vice Capt) M. WOODALL (Capt) R. CHAMBERLAIN / D. WEBB M. BILLS H. POUGNAULT E. SHERWOOD.'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Sports teams
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Object Measurements
255 mm (Width), 15 mm (Depth), 203 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing Workers, Staff, Portraits, Sporting Teams, Sports, Basketball, Sport, Staff Relations, Photography, Leisure, Recreation, Working Life, Women, Factories