Summary
Photograph of worker in boiler suit standing in front of a pigment chart at Pigment Manufacturers of Australia, circa 1990.
Pigment Manufacturers of Australia (P.M.A.) was established at Laverton in 1961. It manufactured two main classes of pigments, azo and phthalocyanine, which were sold mainly to the local ink and paint markets. P.M.A. closed down in 1990 due to various economic and environmental factors.
Description of Content
Colour image of a worker wearing a blue bolier suit and hard hat, holding a document in front of a wall of blue sample cards. The face, neck, forearms and hands of the worker show blue staining.
Physical Description
Colour printed photograph of a worker at Pigment Manufacturers of Australia, covered in blue pigment and wearing a hard hat.
More Information
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Collection Names
Research Photograph Collection, Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Pigment Manufacturers of Australia (PMA)
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People & Place Depicted
Pigment Manufacturers of Australia, Laverton, Victoria, Australia, circa 1990
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Paints & pigments, Workers' portraits
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Occupational Health & Safety, Working Life, Workers, Manufacturing Workers, Pigments
