Summary
Black and white photograph featuring a close up of the air ducts in drying alley of the film coating department in the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory, Abbotsford.
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
Close up of white metal duct or air vent mounted to wall.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph, landscape format, with white border and label adhered to 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: 'Film Coating / Showing Air Ducts in / Drying Alley.'
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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
218 mm (Width), 164 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Manufacturing, Industry, Factory Departments, Photographic Film, Manufacturing Equipment, Ventilation