Summary
Edgar Rouse, Managing Director of Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd, with his driver, Gus, circa 1960s. They are standing next to a parked car on Southampton Crescent in Abbotsford near the Kodak factory.
The Rouse family recollects that Edgar's driver played an important part in both his working and home life, where the driver would sometimes complete domestic tasks and errands for the family. Edgar's grandchildren remember the 'grey coat' of his driver.
Edgar Rouse was a managing director of Kodak Australasia from 1928, and later succeeded his father John Joseph (JJ) Rouse in 1938, who was a co-founder of Baker & Rouse and then a founding managing director of Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd.
Description of Content
Two elderly men - one in suit and tie and glasses and another leaning against an open car door, holding a hat and wearing a grey coat. Parked cars and multistorey brick buildings on curved street in background.
Physical Description
Digital file. Digital copy of an original photograph which was colour, landscape orientation, stored inside a Kodak colour enlargement envelope.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Person Depicted
Mr Edgar J. Rouse - Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., Southampton Crescent, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1960-1964
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Individuals Identified
Rouse, Edgar; Unknown, Gus
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Format
Digital file, Monochrome
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Keywords
Photography, Manufacturing, Factories, Executives, Business Management, Drivers, Cars
