Summary
Black and white photograph featuring the air ducts and chill boxes for the film coating department in the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory, Abbotsford. The image is number 21 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
Insulated pipes with timber clad chillers in background, each with a door. Rafters illuminated above.
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, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Front, label, handwritten, black ink: '21' Reverse, label, typed, black ink: 'Film Coating / Air-ducts and chill / boxes.' Reverse, handwritten, pencil: '21'
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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
208 mm (Width), 159 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Manufacturing, Industry, Factory Departments, Photographic Film, Manufacturing Equipment, Air Conditioning, Chillers