Summary
Black and white photograph of the interior of the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd store in Sydney, New South Wales, circa 1950s. This view shows service counters on the left and right, one for Camera Repairs and the other for the Enlarging and Framing Department. There are products and posters arranged throughout the store, and a set of stairs at the rear of the room.
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
Shop interior showing display cabinets of cameras and photographic equipment. Timber panelled walls and timber staircase.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph on medium weight paper, landscape format
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
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Australia, Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1950s
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Text, stamped reverse: 'J.C. YOUNG/Commercial Photography / Industrial-Documentary-Colour / 64 REGENT ST., SYDNEY.'
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Classification
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
248 mm (Width), 181 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Retailing, Shops, Retail Displays, Retail Sales, Photographic Processing, Cameras