Summary

Black and white photograph of the 'Sawyer Viewmaster Display', part of Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd's exhibition stand at the Queensland Centenary Industries Fair, held in May 1959 at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds. This view also shows other display areas within the Kodak stand.

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

View of exhibition displays. In the centre of shot are two wall mounted boxes with Viewmasters in them, plus a promotional sign and various directional signs. Other product displays are visible in the right background. A wall-mounted light box with transparency is visible on the left.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph on medium weight paper; landscape format with white border. Typed caption glued to back of photograph plus photographer's stamp.

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