Summary
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
Interior view of factory manufacturing space. Two rows of desks with six women seated, their backs facing the camera. The women are wearing white dress uniforms. The desks feature compartments to slot flat material. There are bins at the end of each desk. The walls of the room are decorate with a carnival scene. There are curtains along the edges of the room and a conveyor belt system is visible at the back of the room.
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
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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1963
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Back, handwritten, pencil: 'Paper Finishing/B-13 Coburg'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Factory interior 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
217 mm (Width), 163 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Factories, Manufacturing, Photography, Assembly Lines, Paper Products, Paper Manufacturing, Conveyor Belts