Summary
A large group of Australian Athletes sitting in a hall. Many of them are wearing their team tracksuit top for the 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
Large group of people sitting on wooden chairs in a meeting held in a hall. Many of them are wearing uniform tracksuit tops.
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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Format
Negatives, Black & White
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Keywords
Chairs, Halls, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Sporting Competitions, Uniforms
