Summary
Black and white negative of the shop front window display and entrance to the in Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd retail store on Abbott Street, Cairns, circa 1950s.
This photograph 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
Shop Exterior. Shopfront displays on either side of entrance with neon 'Kodak' sign out front.
Physical Description
Black and white cellulose nitrate negative, 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 Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd - Queensland, Cairns, North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, circa 1950s
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Format
Negative, 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 - Negative/s
163 mm (Width), 117 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Retailing, Sales, Marketing, Photographic Equipment & Supplies, Photographic Products, Buildings, Shopfronts, Retail Displays, Retail Display Materials, Signage
