Summary
Black and white photograph of Kodak employee Bill Byron in a lab coat seated at an office desk at the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd plant, circa 1970s.
Bill worked for Kodak for over 25 years, commencing at Abbotsford in 1956 in Kodachrome customer service. He later moved into quality control, before leaving the company to work in the motion film industry for 9 years. He returned to Coburg in 1975 and worked there in various roles, again relating to customer service and technical services, including industrial photography.
This object was donated as part of the Kodak Oral History Project. It complements the Kodak Heritage 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.
Description of Content
Man in white lab coat with embroidered writing on the pocket, seated at a desk with a window to the left and beige wall in background.
Physical Description
Colour photograph, square, with white border.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Bill Byron, 23 Feb 2015
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Person Depicted
Mr Bill Byron - Kodak Australasia, Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1975 - 1980
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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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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
89 mm (Width), 89 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Manufacturing Plants, Workers, Offices, Factories
