Summary
Black and white photograph of Helen Luke, of Greg Luke Pharmacy, Main Street, Monbulk, posing with Mike Sabey, Kodak's southern region Consumer Markets Sales Manager in 1979. Helen was a winner of a Kodak Ektra competition and part of a wider network of pharmacies and retailers selling Kodak products at the time.
This group of images 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
Woman with short black hair and a man in a striped shirt, grey suit and tinted glasses holding a camera. They are seated and behind them are curtained windows.
Physical Description
Black & white photograph on light weight paper; landscape format. Originally the photograph came with a caption sticky-taped to it. This has been removed and transcribed below
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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Date Depicted
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Format
Photograph, 8 in. x 5 in., Black & White
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Inscriptions
Caption, typed: 'Mrs. Helen Luke of Greg Luke Pharmacy, Main Street, / Monbulk was the Victorian winner of the Kodak Ektra / camera competition, she was thrilled to receive her / prize of a trip to Fiji. She is seen here with / Mr. Mike Sabey, Kodak's southern region Consumer Markets / Sales Manager. / 1119-79-P2'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Promotional materials
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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), 127 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Industry, Shops, Retailing, Retail Sales, Customer Service, Competitions, Promotions, Promotional Events