Summary
Black & white photograph of two Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory employees packing boxes of product into crates in a Kodak Coburg warehouse, circa 1970s.
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
Two men at bench next to a conveyor belt and tall warehouse shelving with pallets of boxed product. Man on the left with vest and jeans is loading a box of Kodak developer into a crate. Man on the right in overalls is holding a crate.
Physical Description
Black & white photograph; landscape format with white border.
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, circa 1970s
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Presentations
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
202 mm (Width), 126 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Factories, Workers, Employees, Photographic Products, Photographic Developers