Summary
Black and white full plate glass negative of the interior of a Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd shop, with two glass fronted counters filled with products and signage running the length of the shop, to a rear door up three steps, marked 'No Admittance'. There is a patterned, tiled or laminated, floor and several wooden chairs with 'K' for Kodak carved into their backs. Photographs are hung along the picture rail the length of the room.
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
A shop interior with two glass fronted counters filled with Kodak products and signage running the length of the shop, to a rear door up three steps, marked 'No Admittance'. There is a patterned, tiled or laminated, floor and several wooden chairs with 'K' for Kodak carved into their backs. Photographs are hung along the picture rail the length of the room.
Physical Description
Black and white glass negative, full plate, landscape format
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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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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Date Depicted
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Format
Negative, Whole Plate, Black & White
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Negative/s
254 mm (Width), 203 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Retailing, Shops, Retail Displays, Retail Sales, Merchandising