Summary
Shopfront display '£25 in Prizes' showing cameras, photographs, photographic accessories and equipment.
One of fifty-six photographs in an album depicting 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
Shopfront display of cameras, photographs, photographic accessories and equipment.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph.
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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Date Depicted
circa 1934-1936
Based on contents of photographic exhibitions seen in these photographs. -
Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Text: £25./IN PRIZES/for/KODAK PICTURES/by ARTIFICIAL/LIGHT.
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
254 mm (Width), 199 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Shopfronts, Window Displays, Cameras, Photographic Equipment & Supplies
