Summary
Colour photograph of the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd exhibition stand at a Pharmacy Fair, 1980. This view of the exhibition features a stand of products, a wall panel of Kodak's film range, and a photographic exhibition titled 'A 100-year Start on Tomorrow', featuring historical photographs and captions reflecting on 100 years of Kodak.
This is one of a group of images depicting product displays produced by Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd for a Pharmacy Fair, 1980.
This group 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
Tiered carpet board panels with photographs and display panels mounted on them. There is a red and white table with Perspex display cases, decorated with Kodak products and above the display walls a sign reading 'Rocke's' alongside the exhibition stand number '29'.
Physical Description
Square colour photograph with rounded corners. Plain white sticker in lower left corner.
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Collection Names
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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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Exhibitor
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1980
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Inscriptions
Reverse, watermark: 'THIS PAPER / MANUFACTURED / BY KODAK' Reverse, stamped, red ink: 'JUN. 80 / PRINT / MADE / BY / KODAK / M / [Kodak 'K' logo] / It's Kodak for color'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
88 mm (Width), 86 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Pharmacy Trade Shows, Pharmacies, Wholesaling, Marketing, Exhibitions, Promotional Materials, Trade Fairs, Trade Exhibitions, Photographic Equipment & Supplies, Photographic Products, Displays