Summary

Photograph of Kodak worker monitoring film base receiving a coating of emulsion at a Kodak factory, circa 1965. This is possibly Coburg, Australia, but is more likely to be Rochester, USA.

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

A worker wearing white protective clothing, a white cap, latex gloves and steel capped black boots is standing in front of a machine where a roll of paper is vertically hanging. The room is tiled, both walls and floor. The piece of equipment is a large steel construction with a control panel at the front, to the right. There are meters with dials mounted on a wooden base on the wall behind the man.

Physical Description

Black and white silver gelatin photograph printed on light weight paper, portrait format with a white border.

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