Summary
Black and white photograph of a shop front window display in a Kodak Limited retail store, circa 1930s. The display features a train with 'You're Well on the Way to Fine Holiday Snaps' written in the steam. The wheels are made from circular photographs of people on holiday and cameras are suspended along the body of the train.
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.
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
Window display of cameras and photographic equipment. Main body of display is a steam train.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph on light weight paper; landscape format.
More Information
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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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Date Depicted
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
216 mm (Width), 160 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Retailing, Sales, Marketing, Photographic Equipment & Supplies, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Shopfronts, Retail Displays, Retail Display Materials, Signage, Cameras, Promotional Materials, Trains
