Summary
Black and white photograph of the shop front window display in 'Kodak House' on Elizabeth St, Hobart, Tasmania, ccirca 1959. The display, while full of a variety of Kodak products, has posters up for the 'Mother and Child Photo Quest' competition. There are also lots of posters for Kodak 'Super Size Prints'.
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
Shopfront display of cameras and photographic equipment. Poster in front of the window reading 'Mother and Child Photo Quest'.
Physical Description
Black & white photograph on lightweight paper, 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
Hobart, Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Elizabeth St, Hobart, Greater Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, circa 1959
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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
219 mm (Width), 165 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Retailing, Shops, Shopfronts, Retail Displays, Retail Sales, Cameras, Photographic Accessories, Photography Exhibitions
