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
Corner of Bourke and Swanston Streets showing motor cars and horses during a street procession with The Duke of Edinburgh. Men in military uniforms and crowds of people line the footpaths. Olympic street decorations are pictured in the Bourke Street Mall, including Olympic rings on the facade of the Myer building. The Duke of Edinburgh opened the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.
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
Swanston Street & Bourke Street, Melbourne, 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
Buckley & Nunn Limited, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Organisation Depicted
Myer Stores Ltd, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Organisation Depicted
Coles Myer Ltd, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Format
Negative, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in white ink on negative below image: 'G5876'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Negative/s
98 mm (Width), 124 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Crowds, Footpaths, Horse Riding, Horses, Military Forces, Military Uniforms, Motor Cars, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Parades, Processions, Royal Visits, Royalty, Royalty: British, Shopfronts, Street Decorations, Streetscapes
