Summary
Black and white photograph of the service desk for the processing area of the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd shop in Townsville, Queensland, circa 1960s. This may have been an area where wholesale orders were processed, or developing orders were received, and there is a waiting chair here for clients.
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
Service counter with desks and storage behind, and a chair and laminated counter in the foreground.
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 - Queensland, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, circa 1960s
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Text, stamped reverse: 'ARCH. FRALEY / CNR. STANLEY & STURT STS. / TOWNSVILLE / PHONE 5224'
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
244 mm (Width), 195 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Retailing, Shops, Retail Sales, Chemicals, Photographic Processing, Offices
