Summary

A photograph of Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd Equipment Storeman 'Peter' and Louis Shane Allan (commonly known as Shane) in about 1986. Mr Allan worked with Kodak from 1965 to 2002 in various roles.This photograph was taken in the Equipment Store of Building 6, Coburg.

Mr Allan started off in planning and stock control, later moving to managing government contracts, before he became Kodak's Ombudsman with the job of resolving difficult problems with customers. He worked in Brisbane for 2 years from 1975 to 1977.

This image was donated as part of the Kodak Oral History Project. It complements the Kodak Heritage 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.Shane worked with the company from 1965 to 2002 in various roles.

Description of Content

Two men in white shirts in front of a brick wall and office equipment. The man on the left is blonde and in a sweatshirt. The man on the right has dark hair, a moustache and shirt and tie.

Physical Description

Colour, landscape format photograph of two men, printed on Kodak photographic paper.

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