Eastman Kodak--Trade, 1931-1993

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This category provides extensive documentation of the trade oriented advertisements from the Eastman Kodak Company from 1931-1990. Although formal division titles changed slightly throughout the company's history, general markets consistently advertised include:

Medical, including dental and radiography; chemical, including chemicals, plastics, and cellulose divisions; business reproductions, including Recordak; Tennessee Eastman, including Eastman Chemicals and Eastman Fibers (Kodel); industrial photography, including engineering and functional photography; motion pictures; business premiums; and pharmaceutical trade, probably the least represented.

International advertisements may be found as early as 1961 randomly included and continuing throughout the collection for various years. The majority of advertisements are proofs; very few tearsheets appear. Prior to the 1960s, the physical condition of the advertisements varies from poor to good with many advertisements still attached to black scrapbook paper. The remaining advertisements were not initially stored in the scrapbooks; therefore, they range from good to very good physical condition. The quantity for any given year varies somewhat; however, the following years have a minimal number of advertisements: 1966-1967, 1970, 1972-1973.

[See also Oversize Box OV4.]

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