Summary
Black and white silver gelatin photographic portrait of a John E. Riggs, circa 1980s.
One of 48 black and white photographs depicting Kodak executive staff members from Kodak Australasia and Eastman Kodak. Images include studio and workplace portraits, and events held at the Kodak factory in Coburg. These photographs were originally held in a 8x10 inch Kodak photographic paper box with 'V.I.P's' hand written on the top and side.
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
Studio portrait of a man wearing a pin-stripe suit and patterned tie. He is wearing wire framed glasses.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph with white borders, portrait format.
More Information
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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 Named
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, United States of America, circa 1970s
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Individuals Identified
Riggs, John. E
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Format
Photograph, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Stamp and hand written in red ink on the back of the photograph; 'EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY / CORPORATE INFORMATION DEPARTMENT PHOTOGRAPH / Subject J.E. Riggs / Date Taken'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
201 mm (Width), 255 mm (Height)
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