Summary
Black and white full plate glass negative of the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd building on George Street St, Sydney, New South Wales, circa 1930s. This oblique street view shows neighbouring high rises, cars parked along the street, and the blur of moving cars and people not quite captured in the longer exposure.
This image 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
Street view of multistorey Kodak building and surrounding high rise buildings on a busy street lined with cars, and bustling with cars driving and people visible along the street. The Kodak building, in centre frame, has mullioned windows and two decorative turrets either side of the top floor of the building.
Physical Description
Black and white copy glass negative, full plate, portrait format with orange discolouration around the top of the image
More Information
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Collection Names
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Ms. Kate Metcalf - Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, 2005
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Acknowledgement
Courtesy of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd.
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Place & Date Depicted
George Street, Kodak House, Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., 379 George Street, Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1930s
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Format
Negative, Whole Plate, Black & White
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Retailing, Shopfronts, Shops, Retail Displays, Retail Sales, Merchandising