Summary
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
Section of a British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) exhibition at the Astrojet Centre, Tullamarine Airport showing a model of the Concorde in Qantas colours.
Physical Description
Black & White Negative
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Images & Image Making, Public Life & Institutions, Transport
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Negative, Black & White
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Keywords
Aeroplanes, Aircraft, Airports, Display Boards, Display Cases, Displays, Exhibitions, Maps, Scale Models
