Summary

Alternative Name(s): Envelope; Negative Sleeve

'Kodak' branded folder for photographic negatives and prints, produced by Kodak Australasia Proprietary Limited between 1924 and 1930. The folder features a nostalgic, soft-focused, Pictorialist style image of a woman in a draped gown holding a Kodak folding camera. Inside, the folder explains the quality of Kodak film and promotes their enlargement services. The catch phrase or slogan 'If it isn't Eastman, it isn't Kodak film' was used to stress brand integrity and quality.

Part of a collection of 128 monochrome and hand coloured photographs some taken by R. Harvie depicting family members, domestic life and various landscape scenes throughout Victoria ranging from 1900s-1940s. Images were donated by Miss E. Harvie.

Physical Description

'Kodak' branded photo envelope or print and negative folder, which unfolds in the centre to reveal two pockets - one on each side. The outside cover is printed in a brown wood grained pattern, featuring a portrait of a woman holding a Kodak 'Autographic' folding bellows pocket camera in a central oval-shaped frame on the front and a circular KODAK logo and text box containing the name and addresses of the distributors on the back.

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