Item MM 155482 Photograph - Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd, Two Workers from Cameras, Reels & Sundries Department, Kodak Factory, Coburg, circa 1965

Summary

Phillip Norris and another worker from the Camera, Reels & Sundries Department in Building 15 at the Kodak Australasia factory in Coburg, circa 1965.

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

Male worker wearing lab coat with 'C,R+S' embroidered on pocket and holding film cartridge is standing next to a seated female worker wearing a uniform with the same initials embroidered on pocket. She is seated in front of a machine mounted on a desk and a box is placed to her left with plastic film cartridges.

Physical Description

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