Summary

A group of people standing on the grass outside the Olympic Swimming and Diving Pool complex, which was build for the Olympic Games held in Melbourne in 1956.

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

Group of men and women standing in a line in front of the swimming pool at Olympic Park.

Physical Description

Black and white cellulose acetate negative.

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