Summary
Group portrait of the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd women's 'No. 1' basketball team, posed in the grounds of Kodak's Abbotsford factory in 1950.
Pictured, left to right: Margaret Jones (Vice Captain), Doreen Clapp, Hazel Schofield, Josephine Goodall, Phyllis Neal, Ruth Teasdell, Nomai Foster (Captain).
This image 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.
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
Seven women in sports uniform standing in a line holding the hips of the woman in front. The woman at far right is holding a basketball. Garden beds and trees in background.
Physical Description
Framed black and white photograph, landscape format, mounted on cream card with handwritten title and caption.
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, Australia, Southampton Crescent, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1950
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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Southampton Crescent, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1950
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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 No. 1 BASKETBALL TEAM / 1950" Below image, handwritten, black ink with underlining of Capt and V.Capt: "L to R. MARGARET JONES (Vice Capt) DOREEN CLAPP, HAZEL SCHOFIELD, JOSEPHINE GOODALL, / PHYLLIS NEAL, RUTH TEASDELL, NOMAI FOSTER (Capt)."
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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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Framed
256 mm (Width), 15 mm (Depth), 205 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Manufacturing, Sporting Teams, Sport, Basketball, Portraits, Staff Relations, Leisure, Recreation, Working Life, Women, Factories