Summary

A black and white, half plate negative featuring a group portrait of men in suits against a backdrop of what appear to be Australian flags. The men are positioned in two rows, with two men in the centre seated in high backed chairs and another two seated in regular chairs.The provenance of this image is unclear, but it came from the Kodak corporate museum at Coburg.

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

Group portrait of men in suits against a backdrop of union jack flags and star flags. The man in the second row, second from the left has moved his head so his face appears blurred.

Physical Description

Black & white glass negative, half plate, landscape format

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