Summary
Colour photograph of Dr Chris Melseed and a group of Kodak Managers with a Cary spectrophotometer in the Research Laboratory.
Pictured, left to right: Fred A. H. Manning, John Habersberger, Stuart Sanderson, Dr Chris Melseed, Elvin Teasdale, 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
Group of seven men gathered around a spectrophotometer. The man in the grey suit in the centre is holding the paper as it comes out of the machine.
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, 1963 - 1970
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Date Printed
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Person Depicted
Mr John C. Habersberger - Kodak (Australasia) Pty, Ltd, Australia, 1963 - 1970
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Person Depicted
Mr Stuart J. Sanderson - Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., 1963 - 1970
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Person Depicted
Mr Elvin A. Teasdale - Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., 1963 - 1970
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Person Depicted
Mr Kenneth E. Allen - Kodak (Australasia) Pty, Ltd, Australia, 1963 - 1970
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Person Depicted
Dr Chris Melseed - Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., 1963 - 1970
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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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Category
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Discipline
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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, Factories, Factory Visits, Research Laboratories, Laboratory Apparatus & Equipment, Staff, Spectrophotometers