Summary
Colour photograph of a group of Kodak managers watching a Kodak staff member giving a scientific demonstration in the Research Laboratory, as part of a manager's tour of the Research Department. Here the staff member has a diagram on the workbench and is holding up a sheet of plastic or gelatin.
Pictured, left to right: Fred A.H. Manning, Elvin Teasdale, ?, John Habersberger, and Stuart Sanderson.
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 men in suits and safety glasses watching a man in a labcoat and safety glasses holding up a piece of clear plastic of gelatin over a workbench with a diagram on it and sinks and beakers in the background.
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 Fred A. Manning - 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, Staff, Laboratory Apparatus & Equipment, Chemicals, Chemistry