Summary

Black & white photographic negative of a motion picture printing machine taken at is Herschell's Laboratory, East Melbourne. The two men in the photo are Steve Mitchell (left) and Stan Harders (right). Production throughput at the laboratory had to be doubled to deal with requirements for the Olympic Games. This photo would be showing off a new piece of equipment in connection with the upgrade. Charles Richard Herschell founded a film production studio of the same name at 31 Agnes Street, Jolimont from 1925.

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

Two men loading a film motion picture printing machine during the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.

Physical Description

Black and white cellulose acetate negative.

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