Summary
Colour photograph of four bricklayers working on the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd Powerhouse chimney, preparing it for a chimney lid that was fitted circa 1974.
This is one of 32 photographs in an album of images of the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd Powerhouse.
This album 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 male bricklayers working on scaffolding surrounding large brick chimney. One man with no shirt mixes mortar in a wheelbarrow. Two men lay bricks.
Physical Description
Colour photograph; landscape format.
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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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1970s
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Format
Photograph, 4 in. x 6 in., Colour
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Construction sites
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
150 mm (Width), 101 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Factories, Buildings, Power Houses, Construction, Chimneys, Construction Workers, Bricklayers, Bricklaying
