Summary
Black and white photograph featuring the heating and ventilation units for the x-ray & portrait film interleaving and packaging areas in the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory, Abbotsford. The image is number 7 in a series featuring X-ray and portrait film areas.
This image 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.
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.
Description of Content
Wall mounted ducting of ventilation unit.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph, portrait format, mounted on card with two holes punched at top and label adhered on reverse.
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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Place & Date Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1940s
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Format
Photograph, See Dimensions, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Reverse, label, typed, black ink: 'X-RAY & PORTRAIT FILM / 7. Heating & Ventilating Unit serving room for air / conditioning of Interleaving, Film Boxes etc.'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Manufacturing plant images
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
205 mm (Width), 161 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Manufacturing, Industry, Factory Departments, Photographic Film, X-Ray Film, Air Conditioning, Heating & Air Conditioning Equipment, Ventilation Equipment