Summary
Colour copy of a sepia toned photograph of a large group of young, mostly female Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd employees posing for a group portrait in the Abbotsford factory grounds, circa 1920.
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.
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.
Description of Content
Group portrait of a group of women and two young men in an outdoor setting. An elderly woman is standing second from the right. The women are dressed long waisted style dresses, and the two men are wearing suits and ties. In the background is a multi-storey brick building and factory style shed made from aluminium sheeting to the right.
Physical Description
Colour copy of sepia photograph printed on light weight paper, landscape format.
More Information
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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
Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920
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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
254 mm (Width), 194 mm (Height)
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