Summary

Black and white photograph of workers putting up scaffolding during construction of a building at the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd Coburg plant. This photograph was likely taken between 1960 and 1966.

This is one of a group of photographs in a glassine bag marked 'Rough Proofs Only'.

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

Construction site in a large, open grassy field. Construction workers are visible all over the structure putting up steel scaffolding between the concrete and steel pylons.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph printed on medium weight paper with white border, landscape format.

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