Summary
Black and white silver gelatin photograph of a Christmas shop front window display in the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd store in Sydney, New South Wales, circa 1930s. The display focuses on Kodak Brownie cameras.
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
Image of a shop front display case. Cameras and accessories on floor of case. Cardboard cut out of a young girl hugging a man. Christmas wreath hanging on door.
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
Sydney, Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1930s
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
158 mm (Width), 201 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Retailing, Sales, Marketing, Photographic Equipment & Supplies, Cameras, Retail Displays, Retail Display Materials, Shops, Shopfronts
