Summary
Black and white photograph of the street leading to the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd Camera, Reel & Sundries Department Building in Abbotsford, circa 1955.
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
Diagonal view of a streetscape. Running left to right are four semi-detached Victorian worker's cottages. Far right is a white garage building with block signage on the side of the building "BRAMIL INDUSTRIES". At the end of the row to the right is the Kodak three storey brick building.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph printed on light weight paper, landscape format with 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
Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1955
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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Southampton Crescent, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1955
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Back, handwritten, pencil: '"CAMERA, REEL & SUNDRIES" DEPT/ DUKE St. ABBOTSFORD/ MANUFACTURED FILM SPOOLS & CANS/ & ASSEMBLED "BROWNIE" CAMERAS/ MADE OWN PRESS TOOLS.'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Factory exterior views
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
255 mm (Width), 198 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Factories, Manufacturing, Photography, Buildings, Photographic Products
