Summary
A row of billboard posters pasted along a wall around a building site. They are advertising Craven A Cigarettes, Ford V* Trucks and Tanox Paints, which has an Olympic theme due to the upcoming Olympic Games held in Melbourne in 1956.
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 row of billboard posters pasted along a wall around a building site. The centre one features a man painting the Olympic Rings. A road with tram trucks runs across the foreground.
Physical Description
Black and white negative.
More Information
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Collection Names
Laurie Richards Collection, 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games Collection
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Collecting Areas
Leisure, Home & Community, Public Life & Institutions, Transport
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Format
Negatives, Black & White
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Keywords
Billboards, Houses, Motor Trucks, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Packaging, Paints, Roads, Smoking, Tobacco
