Summary
A framed photograph of Kodak Australasia's Operations Committee, April 1979.
Standing, left to right: Gerard P. Johnston (Assistant General Manager Marketing Division), Ian F. Langford (Manager, Legal Services), Peter J. Harvey (General Manager Supply and Distribution Division), Stuart J Sanderson (Director and Manager Employee Relations Division), Henry G. Pfendt (Manager Administration Division)
Seated, left to right: John W. Chester (Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer), Robert W. Van Niel (Finance Director), Frank P. Strong (Deputy Managing Director and General Manager Marketing Division), Edward G. Woods (Director and General Manager Manufacturing Division)
This photograph relates 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 brown chairs with grey plastic cushions, and 5 are standing. In the background there are dark wood panelled walls with a framed photograph of a group of men in suits (an earlier committee) on the right. There is a chest of drawers with a dried flower arrangement on the left, with a tall lamp with a cream lamp shade.
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, Apr 1979
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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 April 1979 / Standing, left to right: ....(list of names over 6 lines) ... Manufacturing Division'.
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Overall Dimensions
412 mm (Width), 18 mm (Depth), 360 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Factories, Manufacturing, Managers, Business Management, Portraits