Summary
Colour photograph of three Kodak senior executives and the manager of Chemistry Research, Norm Ducksbury, in a Research Department laboratory in Building 17 at Kodak Australasia's Coburg factory, 1963-1970.
Pictured, left to right: John Habersberger, Stuart Sanderson, Norm Ducksbury, and Ken Allen.
This is one of a group of twenty-nine colour photographs of Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd Management on a tour of the Research Department, Building 17, Coburg, in the 1960s.
This image 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
Four men standing behind large blue machine. Man second from the right is wearing a white lab coat, while the others are in suits. Different coloured lights with pull cords hang from the ceiling, between higher fluorescent lights. This is a slightly different angle to another similar photograph.
Physical Description
Colour photograph; square with off-white border. Stamped on reverse.
More Information
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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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Place & Date Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, August 1970
Photograph is printed with the date August 1970. It is thought the set of photographs this is part of is dated between 1963 - 1970. -
Date Printed
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Person Depicted
Mr John C. Habersberger - Kodak (Australasia) Pty, Ltd, Australia
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Person Depicted
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Person Depicted
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Person Depicted
Mr Kenneth E. Allen - Kodak (Australasia) Pty, Ltd, Australia
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Inscriptions
Reverse, watermark: 'A KODAK (R) PAPER' Reverse, stamped, red ink: 'This is a / KODACOLOR / PRINT / MADE BY Kodak / AUG. 70 M'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
89 mm (Width), 89 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photography, Factories, Factory Visits, Executives, Staff, Research Laboratories, Laboratory Apparatus & Equipment, Chemistry