Summary
Photograph of a sneeze screen at a weighing station at the delicatessen at Creswick IGA Plus Liquor Store, in regional Victoria. There are customer notices defining what social distancing and corona virus is.
This image was taken during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic by Museums Victoria staff member Trevor Mason on 29 May 2020, as part of the museum's Collecting the Curve Covid-19 project.
It references the public health strategies that were in place to reduce the risk of infection with the virus for staff and customers. These strategies included social distancing as a key measure, perspex safety screens, cashless payment and hand hygiene.
Description of Content
Supermarket delicatessen counter with perspex sneeze screen in front of a weighing station and a female staff member at left. There is a notice attached to the front of the screen on the scales, and another notice on the counter where the sneeze screen is.
Physical Description
Digital colour photograph.
More Information
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Place & Date Depicted
48 Albert Street, Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 29 May 2020
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Organisation Depicted
IGA Creswick Plus Liquor Supermarket, 48 Albert Street, Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 29 May 2020
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Format
Digital file, JPEG
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Keywords
Photography, Shopping, Epidemics, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Retail Sales, Consumerism, Supermarkets, Personal Hygiene, Public Education Campaigns, Pandemics, COVID-19 Pandemic, Social Distancing