Summary

Black and white photograph of a display in the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd exhibition stand at the Queensland Centenary Industries Fair, held in May 1959 at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds. This view shows the entrance to the Kodak Theatrette, where Industry films were screened. Next to this are a series of four wall-mounted, backlit photographic transparencies. And in the foreground is a Viewmaster display with two viewmasters on interactive display.

This photograph 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

Exhibit with interactive Viewmaster display, photographic transparencies in wall-mounted lightboxes, a curtained theatrette and various matching planter boxes filled with green foliage.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph on light weight paper; landscape format with white border. Typed caption glued to back of photograph.

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