Summary

Colour photograph featuring a large group of male Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd staff posing for a group portrait at Kodak Quality Day, 1990. This was likely taken in August 1990.

Some members of this group have been identified, these include:
Seated, front row - 3rd from left: David Guinea, 4th from left: Ziggy Switkowski, 5th from left: Ed Woods, 4th from right: Frank Crossman.
Standing, middle row - 1st from left: John Mitcham, 2nd from left: Tony Kiley, 3rd from left: Jim Orth, 4th from left: Ray Robins, 6th from left: Don Pitkethly, 1st from right: Mark Bloodworth.
Standing, back row - 1st from left: Brian Marr, 2nd from left: John Lovelock, 8th from left: John Lobb, 7th from right: Will Fraser, 5th from right: Steve Brain, 3rd from right: Ian McDonald.

This photograph 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 and graphic art professionals who used photography, x-ray and other imaging techniques.

Description of Content

Large group of men on a stage. 7 are seated in the front row and the rest are standing in what approximates 2 rows underneath a large 'Quality Day '90' sign printed in red and black ink.

Physical Description

Colour photograph on light weight Kodak photographic paper, landscape format

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