Summary
Black and white, quarter plate copy negative of a large factory room lined with large rolls of uncut, unprocessed photographic material in Building 57 of Eastman Kodak's Kodak Park plant in Rochester, New York, USA, circa 1939.
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
Aisle in large factory store, with large rolls of film suspended on rolled storage racking on both sides.
Physical Description
Black & white glass negative, quarter plate, portrait format.
More Information
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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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Organisation Depicted
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, United States of America, circa 1939
A copy of this photograph was reproduced on Page 9 of the Nov 1939 issue of 'Kodak A Magazine For Eastman Employees'. -
Format
Negative - Copy, Half Plate, Black & White
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Factory interior views
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Type of item
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Manufacturing Equipment, Manufacturing Workers, Photographic Film, Photographic Processing Equipment, Photographic Products, Storage, Factories