Summary
A framed photograph of Kodak Australasia's Operations Committee, October 1976.
Seated, left to right: Neil H. Payne (Finance Director), John C Habersberger (Managing Director), Kenneth E Allen, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer), Robert W. Van Niel (Director and Comptroller), Stuart J Sanderson (Director and Manager Employee Relations Division)
Standing, left to right: Ian F. Langford (Legal Officer), Edward G. Woods (General Manager Manufacturing Division), Donald F. Hogarth (Director and General Manager Supply and Distribution Division), Henry G. Pfendt (Manager Data Processing Services Division) and John W. Chester (Director and General Manager Marketing Division).
This photograph is part of to 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 and graphic art professionals who used photography, x-ray and other imaging techniques.
Description of Content
The photograph features 10 men in suits. 5 are seated on red cushioned lounge chairs, and 6 are standing. The men are positioned around a wooden coffee table. In the background there are white curtains to the right and a corner table with a framed photograph and a peach coloured lamp shade. On the wall is a framed artwork.
Physical Description
A colour photograph mounted on beige card in a wooden frame with gold-painted edging.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., 18 Oct 2013
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Acknowledgement
Courtesy of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd.
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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, 173 - 199 Elizabeth Street, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oct 1976
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Format
Photograph, Framed, Colour
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Bottom, printed, black ink: 'KODAK (AUSTRALASIA) PTY. LTD. - OPERATIONS COMMITTEE OCTOBER 1976 / Seated, left to right: ....(list of names over 6 lines) Marketing Division'.
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Overall Dimensions
422 mm (Width), 23.5 mm (Depth), 370 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Factories, Manufacturing, Managers, Business Management, Portraits