Summary
Monochrome photograph of a nurse, possibly Sister McBean, in the Medical Department of the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory in Abbotsford, circa 1948.
This image is part of the Kodak Heritage 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 Australasia Pty Ltd 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
Medical room with examination table in centre, lights, sink, cupboard filled with medicines, and nurse in habit standing at sink in background.
Physical Description
Monochrome, sepia toned photograph, landscape format, with white border and stamped text 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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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1950s
This photograph is published in the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd booklet HT30096 dated January 1948, so the photograph was likely taken that year. -
Format
Photograph, Sepia
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Classification
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
108 mm (Width), 86 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Manufacturing, Industry, Staff, Women's Work, Medical Workers, Nurses, Medicine, Health & Well-Being, Health Centres, Healthcare & Medicine
