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Photograph - Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd, Kodak Building Under Construction, Front Street View, Sydney, New South Wales, circa 1955
Reg. No: MM 98796
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- Summary:
- Black and white silver gelatin photograph of the construction of a Kodak retail and warehouse store at 379-381 George St, Sydney, circa 1955.
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.
This photograph 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. - Description:
- Black and white silver gelatin photograph printed on light weight paper.
- Description Of Content:
- Photograph of the front street view of a building under construction. Steel girder frame for facade and interior is visible and sign with text is positioned at front: "BEING CREATED ON THIS SITE/ A MODERN PHOTOGRAPHIC STORE/ KODAK (AUSTRALASIA) Pty Ltd".
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, 2005
- Acknowledgement:
- Courtesy of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd.
Courtesy of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd.
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 60 mm (Height), 60 mm (Width) |
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| Tagged with: | retailing, building construction, photography, warehouses, shopfronts |
| Themes this item is part of: | Baker & Rouse, Images & Image Making Collection, Kodak Heritage Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection |
| Primary Classification: | BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION |
| Secondary Classification: | Commercial Buildings |
| Tertiary Classification: | construction sites |
| Inscriptions: | Back, stamp, green ink: '267' Back, handwritten, blue ink: 'EC' |
| Format: | Photograph: Black & White |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1955 The signage indicates a building company based in Sydney. The Philip Morris van establishes a possible date of mid to late 1950s. Philip Morris (Australia) Pty was established in Australia from 1954 to cater to the Asia-Pacific region. Nigel Beale in his unpublished history of Kodak states that the George St building was redeveloped around 1953/1954 and took several years to complete [see Supplementary material for reference]. |
| Organisation Depicted: | Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1955 The signage indicates a building company based in Sydney. The Philip Morris van establishes a possible date of mid to late 1950s. Philip Morris (Australia) Pty was established in Australia from 1954 to cater to the Asia-Pacific region. Nigel Beale in his unpublished history of Kodak states that the George St building was redeveloped around 1953/1954 and took several years to complete [see Supplementary material for reference]. |
| References: |
http://www.tobaccoinaustralia.org.au/10-4-the-tobacco-companies-operating-in-australia Beale, Nigel "History Of Kodak, Australasia", pp.99-100 [unpublished manuscript] |
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