Summary
Black and white photograph of Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd employee, William (Bill) West, holding a pith hat (commonly called a pith helmet) decorated with a Kodak ensignia, circa 1966 - 1970.
This image was housed in an album of photographs and captions created by Yvonne Cameron (formerly Welch) during her period of employment at Kodak from 1964 - 1975. Yvonne worked in the canteen and camera shop at the Coburg plant and in the office at Cameras, Reels and Sundries.
This album 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 shirt and tie with Kodak pin, holds a pith helmet with decorative Kodak patch on the front.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph; portrait format. Adhered to lower right of fifth page of photograph album with another portrait cut from a book to the left.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Yvonne Cameron, 01 Jun 2015
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Place & Date Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1966-1970
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Person Depicted
William (Bill) West - Kodak (Australasia) Pty, Ltd, Australia, Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1966-1970
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
79 mm (Width), 104 mm (Height)
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