Summary

Portrait of Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd Managing Director and Chairman of the Board, Edgar Rouse, circa early 1940s.

Edgar Rouse became managing director of Kodak Australasia in Melbourne in 1928, then became chairman of the board of Kodak in 1938, succeeding his father John Joseph (JJ) Rouse when he died. JJ Rouse had been a co-founder of Baker & Rouse and later was a founding managing director of Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd.

Description of Content

Soft-focused formal portrait of a man in suit and tie, hat and round glasses, holding a cigar.

Physical Description

Digital file. Digital copy of an original studio photograph which was monochrome, portrait orientation, mounted on thick cream card.

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