Summary
Black and white photograph of the wholesale salesroom or foyer of the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd wholesale warehouse and headquarters on North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, circa 1960s. Modernist furniture is decorated with Kodak posters and products, and large poster photographic prints are on the walls.
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 photographic salesroom with photographic products arranged on minimalist, modern furniture within a high ceilinged room.
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 - Adelaide, South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, circa 1960s
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Text, handwritten reverse: 'Part of the North Terrace Wholesale section'
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
248 mm (Width), 186 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Retailing, Shops, Retail Displays, Retail Sales, Warehouses, Wholesale Trade
