Summary
Colour photograph of a Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd wholesale showroom in Perth, Western Australia.
Kodak in the 1950s and 1960s had a wholesale showroom in each state, generally based in each capital city. Clients would come in to purchase materials for their store.
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
Interior of a shop. Photographic equipment in room. Stairs leading upstairs.
Physical Description
Colour photograph on light weight paper with Eastman Kodak watermark on reverse side; landscape format with 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 Depicted
Perth, Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Perth, Greater Perth, Western Australia, Australia, circa 1960s
A series of photos from this period, printed on identical paper, contained one photo known to be the shop exterior of the Hay Street store. It has been assumed, therefore, that the remaining interiors from this series were taken at this time and in Perth. -
Format
Photograph, Colour
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
126 mm (Width), 88 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Photographic Products, Retailing, Retail Displays, Customer Service, Shop Interiors, Sales, Showrooms, Office Equipment, Wholesale Trade, Wholesaling
