Summary
Black and white photograph featuring a close up of the electric wet and dry bulb thermometers in the exhaust duct for 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 thermometers in floor cavity with metal grate pushed aside.
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 / Electric Wet & Dry Bulb / Thermometers in Exhaust / Duct.'
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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
219 mm (Width), 165 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Manufacturing, Industry, Factory Departments, Photographic Film, Manufacturing Equipment, Thermometers, Exhausts