Summary
Black and white photograph of the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd store in Rundle Street, Adelaide, South Australia, circa 1950s. This view shows pedestrians out front and the shopfront window display contains stacks of large Verichrome film boxes.
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
Exterior of a photographic shop. Car parked in street. People crossing the street next to the buildng, namely a family and an older man on crutches. A couple stands talking out the front of the Kodak entrance
Physical Description
Black and white photograph on medium weight paper, portrait 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 - Adelaide, South Australia, Rundle Street, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, circa 1950s
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Text, handwritten reverse: 'The Rundle St. Retail store.'
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
199 mm (Width), 249 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Retailing, Shops, Retail Displays, Retail Sales, Buildings, Shopfronts, Streetscapes, Pedestrians, Photographic Film
