Summary
Black and white photograph of the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd shop in Sharpe's Building on East Street, Rockhampton, Queensland, circa 1960s. This street view shows neighbouring businesses, including a chemist three doors up from the Kodak shop which has a large sign proclaiming that they sell and develop Kodak film.
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
Streetscape of building exteriors. Four cars, two holdens, one falcon and a mini parked in street. Two bicycles on street and pedestrians walking on footpath.
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, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, circa 1960s
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
258 mm (Width), 203 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Retailing, Shops, Retail Displays, Retail Sales, Photographic Processing, Buildings, Streetscapes