Summary
Colour photograph of women workers processing photographic film canisters in Building 20, Color Print & Processing, at the Kodak Australasia factory, Coburg, circa 1963.
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.
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.
Description of Content
Photograph of five women seated at desks and one woman standing in front of a box. On the desks in front of two women seated to the right is a small piece of equipment. All the women are working on the Kodak film canisters. They are all wearing a uniform, a blue shirtwaist dress with white collar.
Physical Description
Non-corrected colour proof photograph printed on medium weight paper, landscape format with a white border.
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
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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1963
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Photographer
Ritter-Jeppesen Studios Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1963
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Inscriptions
Back, handwritten, blue pencil: 'C.4355.K'
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Brand Names
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Manufacturing plant images
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
129 mm (Width), 103 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Workers, Photographic Film, Manufacturing, Factories, Photography, Staff, Desks, Photographic Processing