Summary

Black and white photograph of a crowd of men and young boys at a Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd exhibition stand, circa 1960s, viewing a 'Graphic Reproduction' display about Kodak copiers and microfilmers.

This photograph one of ten photographs taken at this Kodak exhibition stand, which featured displays on business photo systems and medical, industrial and engineering imaging equipment. It 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

Group of men and young boys gathered around a piece of equipment in an exhibition display stand. There is a sign above them which reads: 'Graphic Reproduction' and a man in glasses in the centre of the group holds a stack of papers or box marked 'Microfilm'.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph on light weight paper; landscape format with white border.

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