Summary
A black and white photograph of the Kodak building on Queen St, Brisbane, circa 1940s.
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 print 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
Image of a streetscape. Buildings and cars in image. The six storey building has large blue letters painted down its white walls reading reading 'Kodak' and visible on the front face of the building in gold reflective writing are the words 'KODAK 1914'
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph printed on light weight photographic paper with white border, 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) Pty Ltd - Queensland, Queen Street, Brisbane, Greater Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, circa 1940s
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Text, handwritten reverse: 66057.
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
198 mm (Width), 256 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Streetscapes, Buildings, Retailing, Photographic Equipment & Supplies, Signage, Shopfronts