Summary
Black and white negative depicting three men assembling a motor car in Moorabbin in 1958. This image is one of approximately 85,000 negatives from the Laurie Richards Collection taken by the Melbourne based Laurie Richards Studio between the 1950s -1970s.
Laurie Richards was a professional photographer who began his career as a photo-journalist, in 1953, he opened his own business and set up a photographic studio at his home in Alphington. At its peak, in the late 1960s, the Laurie Richards Studio was one of Melbourne's pre-eminent commercial photographic studios, employing twelve photographers.
Description of Content
Factory interior showing two workmen assembling a motor car. A man in a suit is pictured beside the car.
Physical Description
Black and white cellulose acetate negative.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date Depicted
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Photographer
Laurie Richards Studio, Moorabbin, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1958
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Format
Negative, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in white ink on negative below image: 'GX1164' Printed in negative: '5'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Assembly lines
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Image Dimensions - Negative/s
125 mm (Width), 99 mm (Height)
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