Summary
Colour photographs of a Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd employee being positioned for a chest x-ray Senior nursing sister Pat McMillan in the Kodak medical exam room in Building 10. The Medical Centre was equipped with facilities similar to a normal general practice, including x-ray and physiotherapy. A Medical Doctor and two Registered Nurses were in attendance full time, with a part-time Physiotherapist.
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 a room with an X-Ray machine. A man without his shirt has his back to the camera and a woman in a nurse uniform is standing next to him.
Physical Description
Colour photograph printed on medium weight paper, landscape 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
Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1963
Ritter-Jeppesen took photographs either January 1962 or 1963. -
Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1963
Ritter-Jeppesen took photographs either January 1962 or 1963. -
Photographer
Ritter-Jeppesen Studios Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1963
Ritter-Jeppesen took photographs either January 1962 or 1963. -
Format
Photograph, Colour
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Inscriptions
Back, stamp, ink: 'RITTER-JEPPESEN STUDIOS PTY.LTD./107-111 LONSDALE ST. MELB./ PHONE FB 2824/ REF NO C4355.E/ TAKE'
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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
250 mm (Width), 100 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Factories, Manufacturing, Staff Amenities, Medical Examinations, Medical Equipment, X-Ray Equipment, Radiography, Health Centres, Nurses, Medical Workers
