Summary
Black and white negative depicting a group of male manufacturing workers carrying placards in a wage dispute protest march past some factories in 1970. Several of the placards mention motor car manufacturer G.M.H.. This image is 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, in 1953, he opened his own business and set up a photographic studio at his home in Alphington. At its peak, in the late 1960s, the Laurie Richards Studio was one of Melbourne's pre-eminent commercial photographic studios, employing twelve photographers.
Description of Content
Group of male manufacturing workers carrying placards in a wage dispute protest march past some factories.
Physical Description
Black and white negative.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Transport, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date Depicted
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Photographer
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Format
Negative, Black & White
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Keywords
Factories, Manufacturing Workers, Motor Cars, Motor Trucks, Parades, Placards, Protests, Signage, Trade Unions
