Summary
Colour photographs of a Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd employee being positioned by Senior nursing sister, Pat McMillan, on the radiography examination table 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
Woman wearing a floral print dress is sitting with her legs outstretched in front of her on a medical exam table. A machine, possibly an X-Ray machine, is positioned above the table. A woman wearing a white nurse uniform is checking her feet.
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, Elizabeth Street, 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. -
Individuals Identified
McMillan, Pat
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Inscriptions
Front, printed, text: 'This is a/ Non-Color-Corrected Proof/ for subject-evaluation only.' Band, handwritten: 'C.4355.U'
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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
