Summary
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, working for the Advertiser newspaper in Adelaide, and the Argus and the Herald newspapers in Melbourne. In 1953, he opened his own business and set up a photographic studio at his home at 4 Tower Avenue, Alphington, an inner suburb of Melbourne. At its peak, in the late 1960s, the Laurie Richards Studio was one of Melbourne's pre-eminent commercial photographic studios, employing twelve photographers. The Laurie Richards Studio worked mainly in advertising and public relations, and had a broad clientele which included commercial companies, government institutions and the entertainment industry.
Description of Content
A boy is pictured in a hospital bed with a bandage around his head. A cigarette tin and toys are pictured on his bed. A sign on the head of his bed explains the bed is sponsored by the patrons of Stag's Head Hotel Social club, Williamstown.
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
Royal Children's Hospital (RCH), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 05 Sep 1955
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Photographer
Laurie Richards Studio, 4 Tower Avenue, Alphington, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sponsor
Junction Hotel, 1 Portman Street, Oakleigh, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Format
Negative, 5" x 4", Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in white ink on negative below image: 'G3278' Printed on negative: '3'
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Classification
Medicine & health, Clinical medicine - hospitals & wards, Patient care
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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
95 mm (Width), 120 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Bandages, Bandages & Dressings, Beds, Children, Cigarettes, Hospitals, Interior Views, Signs, Sponsorship, Tins, Toys