Summary
Black and white photograph of the shop front window display in Kodak Australasia Limited's retail store on Queen Street, Brisbane, 1911 - 1920. The display promotes the Graflex camera.
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.
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
Image of shop front product display, with Kodak (Australasia) Ltd and 'Kodak' embossed in the skirting beneath the window. Lead lighting panels run around top of the window. Large sign with text explaining Graflex camera benefits, with cameras and photographs of sporting events in different sizes displayed beneath the sign, on draped cloths and plinths.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin print on medium weight paper, portrait format
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) Limited, Queen Street, Brisbane, Greater Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1911 - 1920
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Text, handwritten reverse: APPARENTLY POST WORL WAR i SEE/OTHER COMMENTS RE DEAD LIGHTS IN/WINDOWS.
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
137 mm (Width), 202 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Retailing, Sales, Marketing, Photographic Equipment & Supplies, Buildings, Shopfronts, Retail Displays, Retail Display Materials, Signage, Cameras