Summary
Colour negative of the shop front window display in 'Kodak House' on Elizabeth St, Hobart, Tasmania, circa 1959. The Christmas display features a variety of Kodak cameras and camera outfits.
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
Negative of a shop front display case. Glass milk bottles are lined up beneath the window ledge.
Physical Description
One of two square colour negatives on a single negative strip.
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
Hobart, Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Elizabeth St, Hobart, Greater Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, circa 1959
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Format
Negative, Colour
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Classification
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Category
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Negative/s
62 mm (Width), 125 mm (Height)
Dimensions are for one strip of two negatives.
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Retailing, Shops, Shopfronts, Retail Displays, Retail Sales, Cameras, Photographic Accessories, Christmas