Summary
Black and white photograph of two female Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd research laboratory staff on a lunch break in the factory's garden, reading newspapers.
Seated on the bench, left to right, are: Trudie Mendel and Joy Shattock. According to the donor, Trudie was a refugee from World War II.
Joy remembers partaking of the free soup from the canteen at lunchtimes but mostly she and the other researchers would bring their own lunch and go down to the grounds to eat on benches facing the river.
Description of Content
Two women in lab coats seated on a bench in a garden with their legs crossed, reading newspapers. Woman in front has patterned skirt.
Physical Description
Square black and white photograph.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1950
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Individuals Identified
Left:; Mendel, Trudie; Right:; Shattock. Joy
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
109 mm (Width), 99 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Factories, Research Laboratories, Workers, Staff, Gardens, Benches, Factory Amenities, Migrant Workers, Migration & Settlement, Scientists
