Summary
Black and white photograph depicting the backing and examining area in the Plate Department. The image is number 9 in a series depicting the Plate Department at the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory at Abbotsford, circa 1930s.
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
Conveyor belt with six work stations positioned down both sides.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph, landscape format, with two holes punched on the left edge and numbered sticker and label adhered.
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 1930s
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Format
Colour
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Inscriptions
Typed on a sticker attached to the back of the photograph; 'PLATE DEPARTMENT / 9. Backing and Examining. / Plates are passed over rollers immersed in a backing / solution, and are dried by filtered warm air. / The plates continue from the backing machine on to the conveyor, / where each plate is examined for any defects.'
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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), 165 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photography, Photographic Products, Industrial Machinery, Conveyor Belts
