Summary
Colour photograph of the shop entrance to the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd retail store, Kodak House, on Collins Street, Melbourne, circa 1959-1961.
This group of images 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 men and women walking along a footpath in front of Kodak shop entrance.
Physical Description
Colour photograph on light weight paper; 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
Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., Kodak House, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1959-1961
Date based on fashions and the fact that the TAA logo only changed to this style in 1959. -
Format
Photograph, Colour
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Inscriptions
Text, handwritten reverse: 'GRACE ELLIS/Freda?'
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
253 mm (Width), 203 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Shops, Retailing, Retail Sales, Customer Service, Promotional Materials, Shopfronts, Streetscapes
