Summary
Black and white photograph of the Walter Suckling Limited shop front, New Zealand, circa 1910s. This is a closer view showing photographic products in the windows. Sucklings 'The Camera People' were Kodak dealers with shops throughout New Zealand which were later acquired by Kodak New Zealand / Kodak Australasia Limited.
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.
Physical Description
Sepia-toned 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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Organisation Named
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Place & Date Depicted
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
122 mm (Width), 165 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Retailing, Shops, Retail Displays, Retail Sales, Shopfronts, Cameras
