Summary
Colour photograph of Noel Gaskett, storeman, using a forklift in the raw material store of Building 2 (Emulsion Making) at the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory at Coburg, February 1993. Raw material stored here included couplers and salts. This image was taken by Kodak staff member Don Pitkethly and printed for display at the Waverley City Gallery but it was possibly never exhibited.
This photograph complements 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.
Description of Content
Man wearing overalls and driving a red forklift. He is looking away from the camera, towards a warehouse racking that contains large containers of gelatin and chemicals.
Physical Description
Colour photograph
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Feb 1993
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Photographer
Don Pitkethly, Rosanna, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Feb 1993
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Printer
Robert Burkitt - Photo Color, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1993
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Individuals Identified
Gaskett, Noel
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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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
280 mm (Width), 202 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Gelatin, Warehouses
