Summary
Black and white copy photograph of the Baker & Rouse Ltd shop front in Brisbane circa 1890s.
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
Shopfront under arches - Baker & Rouse sign on left and Hardy Brothers sign on right. Pedestrians on footpath, and woman with parasol looking in Baker & Rouse window.
Physical Description
Black and white copy photograph, landscape format with white border.
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
Baker & Rouse, Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Greater Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1890s
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Reverse, handwritten, blue ink: 'BRISBANE'
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Classification
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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, Industry, Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Retailing, Shops, Retail Displays, Retail Sales, Photographic Processing, Cameras
