Summary
Black and white photograph featuring workers packing and sealing paper product in the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory, Abbotsford. The image is number 5 in a series featuring paper examining and processing 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
Factory work area with women seated at various workstations, some on cutting machines, some with piles of boxes. Shelving on rear and side walls with door to stairs in background.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph, landscape format, mounted on card with two holes punched at left, numbered sticker at bottom right, 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
Front, label, handwritten, black ink: '5' Reverse, label, typed, black ink: 'PAPER EXAMINING / 5. Sealing and finishing boxes and packets. / Black paper being cut for wrapping etc.' Reverse, handwritten, pencil: '#5'
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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
210 mm (Width), 164 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Manufacturing, Industry, Staff, Factory Departments, Photographic Papers, Manufacturing Equipment, Packaging