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
Essendon Airport showing crowds of people in the foreground and a Civil Air Transport aircraft in the background. A banner with Chinese characters and the words 'Free China Olympic Team' is visible above the crowd.
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
Essendon Airport, Essendon, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956
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Photographer
Laurie Richards Studio, 4 Tower Avenue, Alphington, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Organisation Depicted
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Format
Negative, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in white ink on negative below image: 'G5650' Printed in negative: '3'
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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
125 mm (Width), 99 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Air Transport, Aircraft, Airlines, Airports, Banners, Chinese, Crowds, Hangars, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956
