Summary
Four competitors on bicycles pictured at the starting line of the Repco Olympic 7-Day Tour, one of the events organised to commemorate the Olympic Games held in Melbourne in 1956. In the background a man is using a microphone to broadcast proceeding through megaphones positioned on top of a car behind him.
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
Five competitors on bicycles pictured at the start line of the 1956 Repco Olympic 7-Day Tour. People are pictured lining the street, including three commentators. A car with two speakers on the roof is pictured in the background.
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: 'G5216' Printed in negative: '5'
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Classification
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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
99 mm (Width), 125 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Bicycle Racing, Bicycles, Crowds, Cycling, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, People, Roads, Spectators, Sporting Competitions, Sportsmen
