Summary
Black and white photograph of Betty Parkes, now Betty Radstake, (at right) and Robyn Sterry (at left) from the Testing Department, taken outside the Kodak factory, Coburg, 1964.
Betty began work for Kodak as secretary to the canteen manager and secretary to the manager of the waste survey department at Abbotsford in the 1950s. She left to start a family, then returned to Kodak at the Coburg plant in 1961, where she worked as a densitometer operator in the Testing Department.
This image contributes to the Kodak Heritage Collection of products, promotional materials, photographs and working life artefacts collected from Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd in 2005, when the Melbourne manufacturing plant at Coburg closed down.
Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd 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 women in white protective uniforms with 'Testing' embroidered on the pocket, standing outside a building.
Physical Description
Square black and white photograph with white border.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Betty Radstake, 13 Nov 2014
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Place & Date Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1964
Building 7 - Testing -
Person Depicted
Miss Betty Silcock - Kodak (Australasia) Pty, Ltd, Australia, 1964
Unknown photographer. -
Individuals Identified
Parkes, Betty (now Radstake); Sterry, Robyn
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
89 mm (Width), 89 mm (Height)
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