Summary
Black and white negative of Lady Edith (Jill) Bolte and Victorian Premier Sir Henry Bolte being served at the SS Bank, Treasury Place, Melbourne, 11 Dec, 1967.
Photograph reproduced from 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
Male bank officer serving a woman and man at a counter.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date Depicted
Treasury Place, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 Dec 1967
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Creator
Laurie Richards Studio, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 Dec 1967
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Person Depicted
Sir Henry E. Bolte - State Government Victoria, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 Dec 1967
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Person Depicted
Lady Edith (Jill) L. Bolte, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 Dec 1967
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Individuals Identified
Henry Bolte; Edith Bolte
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Format
Photograph, film base, Negative, 4" x 5"
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Keywords
Banks, Counters, Office Workers, Offices, Pens, Politicians, State Government of Victoria, Stationery
