Summary
Photograph featuring a male worker pouring granulated silver onto a conveyor belt in the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory, Coburg.
The metallic silver being emptied on to the conveyor belt is at the first stage of making silver nitrate. This silver, mined in Australia, is supplied in pellet form to the Coburg factory of Kodak Australasia Pty. Ltd.
This is Slide 139 from the 'Extra Prints of Coburg Lecture' album which contained hundreds of images of the factory and its workers which could be used with a slide presentation titled 'A Look At Kodak Coburg Australia', issued by the Photo Information Services Department at Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd, circa 1960s.
Description of Content
Man in safety overalls and cap pouring bag of granular substance onto conveyor belt.
Physical Description
Square colour photograph with white border.
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 1960s
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Factory interior views
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Category
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Discipline
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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
Manufacturing, Factories, Marketing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Photographic Chemicals, Silver, Workers, Occupational Health & Safety, Safety Wear
