Summary
Black and white film negative of a Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd Kodachrome Colour Film shopfront display in Sydney, taken in the 1940s.
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
Shopfront display of cameras, accessories and photographic equipment.
Physical Description
Black and white negative, cellulose nitrate; landscape format. Notch code in top right is a single triangle. Was originally housed in an unbranded photograph envelope, which was a duplicate and in poor condition. It has been discarded.
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
Sydney, Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1940s
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Format
Negative, 4 in. x 6 in., Black & White
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Manufacturing, Photographic Processing, Photographic Products, Retailing, Shopfronts, Shops, Retail Displays, Retail Sales, Merchandising