Summary
A female retail worker operating the control console at a Shell Service Station. On the counter is a large cash register and a box of Shell Olympic Passports, used to promote the upcoming Olympic Games held in Montreal in 1976.
This image is part of the Laurie Richards Collection at Museum Victoria comprising approximately 85,000 negatives taken by the Melbourne based Laurie Richards Studio between the 1950s -1970s. These negatives are all mostly large format [5"x 4"/ 12.5 x 10 cm], black and white images, though a significant number are in colour. The many photographic jobs that were undertaken in the course of thirty years are itemised in a set of log books, copies of which are also held by Museum Victoria.
Description of Content
A woman sitting at a counter in an office at a service station. A large cash register is on a counter behind her.
Physical Description
Black and white negative.
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Collecting Areas
Working Life & Trades, Transport, Public Life & Institutions
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Negative
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Keywords
Cash Registers, Fuel Pumps, Fundraising, Motor Garages, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Petrochemicals, Retail Workers, Retailing, Service Stations, Sponsorship
