Summary
Two female Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd employees standing outside the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory, Abbotsford circa 1946-1950.
The woman at left also appears in photographs MM 138587 and MM 138579. She is a friend of Marie De Camara nee McKinley, who donated this photograph and the other two that she features in.
This image appears to be taken outside the factory building on the south side of Southampton Crescent, but the location also resembles the Plate Building.
This photograph complements the Kodak Heritage 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.
Description of Content
Two women in buttoned dresses and open jackets standing against a brick wall. The woman on the left has a dark dress, light blazer and high, curled "bangs". The woman on the right has her hair tied in a scarf or kerchief, and she wears a lighter dress and dark jacket, with her hands placed on her hips.
Physical Description
Black and white photographic print, portrait format with white border
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Marie de Camara, 06 May 2014
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Place & Date Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Southampton Crescent, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1946-1950
This image appears to be taken outside the factory building on the south side of Southampton Crescent, but the location also resembles the Plate Building, according to research done by curator Fiona Kinsey. -
Format
Photograph, See Dimensions, Black & White
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
69 mm (Width), 89 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Factories, Laboratories, Staff, Women's Work, Working Life, Manufacturing Workers
