Summary
Black and white photograph of Kodak staff, Kodak Australasia, Abbotsford, Victoria, May 1913. A small hand written label accompanied this photograph, most likely made at a later date; label reads 'KODAK STAFF MAY 1913. Abbotsford'
Back row, left to right: Bill McCoy, unknown, unknown, Jonathon Monteith, unknown, unknown.
Front row, left to right: unknown
Kodak manufactured and distributed a wide range of photographic products to Australasia, such as film, paper, chemicals, cameras and miscellaneous equipment. Its client base included amateur and professional photographers, as well as specialist medical and graphic art professionals who used photography, x-ray and other imaging techniques.
This photograph is part of the Kodak 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
Portrait of a group of eleven men, five seated at the front and six posed standing. There is a curtain backdrop and a fur rug at their feet.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph with white borders, landscape format. Photograph has been adhered to a piece of brown card.
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, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 1913
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Individuals Identified
Rouse, Edgar; Thompson, Alec; Saggers [surname]; White [surname]; Beaucleuf [surname]; Slocombe [surname]; Muirhead [surname]
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Format
Photograph, Sepia
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Inscriptions
Back, handwritten in black ink; 'Staff at Kodak A/sia Works. Melbourne / May 1913'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
199 mm (Width), 146 mm (Height)
photograph
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Image Dimensions - Mount
301 mm (Width), 247 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Portraits, Staff, Making History - Kodak Collection