Summary

Booklet issued by Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York. It outlines some of the highlights in the history of the company, such as people, events, inventions and technical innovations and products from1878 to 1964.

The cover features George Eastman and Thomas Edison (at right).

This booklet 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.

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, educational, defence, scientific and graphic art professionals who used photography, x-ray and other imaging techniques.

Physical Description

11 page paper booklet, landscape format. The front cover features 5 photographic images - three different camera models, a technical drawing, and a photograph of 2 grey-haired men in suits operating a motion picture camera on a tripod.

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