Summary
Photograph of Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd employee, Norm Ducksbury, who was Manager of Chemistry Research at Kodak's Factory in Coburg, circa 1965.
Norm Ducksbury was appointed Chief Chemist in the Laboratory at Abbotsford in 1958, and was later Manager of Chemistry Research at Coburg from 1960. Norm moved into a role as Manager, Environment, Southeast Asia, Engineering Department in 1978 and retired from Kodak in 1983.
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
Man in a lab coat is leaning down with his hand positioned on a piece of equipment. Beside him is a bench with a pH monitoring device, three plastic bottles and various beakers and glass containers.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph printed on light weight paper, portrait format with a white border.
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
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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Elizabeth Street, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1965
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Person Depicted
Mr Norm Ducksbury - Kodak (Australasia) Pty, Ltd, Australia, circa 1965
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Individuals Identified
Ducksbury, Norm
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Back, handwritten, pencil: 'Norm Ducksbury'
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
203 mm (Width), 259 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Factories, Manufacturing, Photography, PH Meters, Workers, Laboratories
