Summary
Black and white photograph of a Kodak Australasia Ltd shop in Townsville, Queensland, circa 1911 - 1920. They are situated next to the Townsville fire station. This store also promotes the sale of records as well as cameras and photographic supplies.
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 timber, single storey Kodak shop with dirt road in the foreground and a firestation and telegraph pole in the far right of the image.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph on lightweight 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, 1911 - 1920
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Text, stamped reverse: A387.
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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
127 mm (Width), 89 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Retailing, Shops, Retail Displays, Retail Sales, Buildings, Streetscapes, Shopfronts
