Summary
Black and white silver gelatin photograph of a shop front window display in the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd store in Sydney, New South Wales, circa 1934 - 1941. The display focuses on Kodak Baby 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 and on shelves within the case. Photographs and advertising boards in case.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph printed on light weight photographic paper with white border, landscape 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, 1934 - 1941
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Text, label on reverse: 'WINDOW BUREAU PHOTOGRAPH NO. 1 / Illustrating display of / (a) Window Bureau Unit 90 / (Individual Camera Display) / with stock supporting cards.'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
262 mm (Width), 193 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Retailing, Sales, Marketing, Photographic Equipment & Supplies, Cameras, Retail Displays, Retail Display Materials, Shops, Shopfronts
