Summary
Black and white photograph featuring the air blast doorway or man cleaner at the entrance to the film coating department in the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory, Abbotsford. This was used to remove dust and dirt from clothing before entering the coating area. The image is number 15 in a series featuring the department and its equipment.
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
Doorway with pipes and ducts on ceiling above. Window to left with fire extinguisher mounted on wall.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph, portrait format, mounted on card with two holes punched at top, numbered sticker at bottom left, 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: '15' Reverse, label, typed, black ink: 'Film Coating / Air Blast doorway at entrance to / Film Coating Room, for removal / of dust from employees clothing.' Reverse, handwritten, pencil: 'd 15 film coating No2' Reverse, handwritten, black ink: '128'
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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
162 mm (Width), 195 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Manufacturing, Industry, Factory Departments, Photographic Film, Quality Control Equipment