Summary

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Black and white photograph of two rows of children in school uniform, lining up to look into the Kodak Viewmaster display. This Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd display was at the Queensland Centenary Industries Fair, held in May 1959 at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds.

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

Two rows of school children lining up to look into wall mounted display boxes. Teacher stands in foreground monitoring a girl who is bending to look at the display. Signs read 'Look!' and point to the displays.

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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