Summary
Black and white photograph of the engineers workshop at the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd Abbotsford factory, circa 1938.
Part of a group of black and white photographs depicting maintenance departments and factory views of the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory at Abbotsford, circa 1930s. Includes interior views of the engineering, plumbing and electrician workshops.
This group of images 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
Interior of a workshop showing benches, machinery, materials and three workmen, one is possibly Perc Durham.
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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Manufacturer
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1938
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Format
Photograph, See Dimensions, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written on a sticker attached to the front of the photograph; '9' Hand written on the back of the photograph; 'Perc Durham? / ABBOTSFORD' Typed on a sticker attached to the back of the photograph; 'MAINTENANCE / 9. Engineers.'
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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
209 mm (Width), 160 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photography, Maintenance, Workshops, Engineers