Summary
A window display featuring venue photographs and the official poster of the Olympic Games held in Melbourne in 1956. A plaque on the wall next to it identifies the location as 'Mullard-Australia Pty Ltd Registered Office'.
This image is part of the Laurie Richards Collection at Museum Victoria comprising approximately 85,000 negatives taken by the Melbourne based Laurie Richards Studio between the 1950s -1970s. These negatives are all mostly large format [5"x 4"/ 12.5 x 10 cm], black and white images, though a significant number are in colour. The many photographic jobs that were undertaken in the course of thirty years are itemised in a set of log books, copies of which are also held by Museum Victoria.
Description of Content
Window display showing images promoting the 1956 Olympic Games. The window is in a brick building whose plaque reads 'Mullard-Australia Pty Ltd Registered Office'.
Physical Description
Black and white cellulose acetate negative.
More Information
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Collection Names
Laurie Richards Collection, 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games Collection
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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, 4 Tower Avenue, Alphington, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956
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Organisation Named
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Format
Negative, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in white ink on negative below image: 'G5112'
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Classification
Sport, Olympic games - melbourne 1956, Promotional materials
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Negative/s
125 mm (Width), 99 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Display Windows, Displays, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Posters, Windows
