Summary
Album containing photographs of Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd shop front window displays from the mid-1930s. Windows generally featured product promotions for film or cameras, as well as photographic exhibitions to attract crowds to the store. Exhibitions featured Mt Everest, the British Royal family, Australian farming, and images from famous photographers, for example Frank Hurley.
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.
Physical Description
Rectangular black leather photo album with metal screws to bind the covers together.
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
circa 1934-1936
Based on contents of photographic exhibitions seen in these photographs. -
Format
Negative, COLOUR
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Inscriptions
Cover, printed, gold text: 'Photographs'
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Object Measurements
345 mm (Width), 235 mm (Depth), 40 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photographic Products, Photographic Accessories, Advertising, Marketing, Shopfronts, Display Windows
