Summary
Paper Photograph Folder used by Vincenzo Candela. He owned a photographic business in Viggiano, Italy, which specialised in portraiture, landscape and village life, and had a well established client base. After his migration to Australia in 1920 Vincenzo continued to use his photographic equipment, more as a hobby than a trade, taking photos of family members and friends in his home, with impromptu backdrops such as a rug or a sheet.
Physical Description
Photo size, paper envelope that opens out, so there is a place for holding photos on each inside flap. the envelope is yellow and black, with text in yellow, red and black. On the front in the centre is a folding camera. Half of the front is yellow, and the other is black. The back has extensive text on a background of red, yellow and black.
More Information
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Collection Names
Museums Victoria/Italian Historical Society Co.As.It Collection, Candela Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Phil Magris, Italian Historical Society (Co.As.It), 21 Jan 2000
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Manufacturer
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920
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User
Vincenzo Candela, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920
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Inscriptions
On front: Kodak (printed in yellow) Prints (printed in red) /THE SEAL OF (printed in yellow) KODAK PRINT (Printed in red in a circle) QUALITY (printed in red) On Back: FOUND ON THE FINEST SNAPS (printed in red on yellow)/KODAK PRINT (printed in black on yellow)/THIS IS THE STAMP OF QUALITY (printed in yellow on black)/KODAK (A/ASIA) PTY. LTD. address for Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Townsville, Rockhampton, Toowoomba and Hobart. On Inside: 6 things about Kodak prints (1. SEND ADDITIONAL PRINTS (extensive text)/2.ENLARGE FAVOURITES (extensive text) 3 KEEP YOUR PICTURE STORIES (extensive text)) other flap (4 KODAK VERICHROME FILM (extensive text) 5 KODAK PANATOMIC FILM (extensive text) 6 KODAK SUPER SENSITIVE PANCHROMATIC FILM (extensive text) in black on yellow
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Keywords
Italian Communities, Italian Immigration, Photography, Working Life
