Summary

A colour photograph of Louis Shane Allan (commonly known as Shane), Gerry Johnston and John Moran - all Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd delegates - receiving the Government Endorsed Suppliers Award in 1995. They are pictured here with two politicians.

Shane Allan worked with the company from 1965 to 2002 in various roles. He 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.

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.

Description of Content

A group of 5 men in black suits standing in front of a banner with government logos and text. The man 2nd from the right holds a framed certificate. There is a pot plant and curtain visible in the right background.

Physical Description

Colour photograph, landscape format.

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