Summary
Black and white photograph of the shop front window display in 'Kodak House' on Elizabeth St, Hobart, Tasmania, September 1960. The display focuses on Kodak home movie cameras and accessories, under the campaign 'Make Your Family Movie Stars'.
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. There are cameras, tripods, home projection screens, projectors and posters in the display.
Physical Description
Black & white photograph on lightweight 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
Hobart, Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Elizabeth St, Hobart, Greater Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Sep 1960
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Text, handwritten reverse: 'Hobart / Sept 1960.' Text, sign in window: 'MAKE YOUR FAMILY / MOVIE-STARS.'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
222 mm (Width), 165 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Retailing, Shops, Shopfronts, Retail Displays, Retail Sales, Photographic Film, Cameras, Movie Cameras, Movie Projectors, Projector Accessories
