Item MM 56357 Negative - Red Cross Officer Bringing Provisions to an Iron Lung Patient, Victoria, circa 1975

Summary

Negative of Red Cross officer bringing provisions such as soap and canned fruits to a male patient laying in an iron lung in a hospital ward, Victoria, circa 1975.

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

A Red Cross officer bringing provisions such as soap and canned fruits to a male patient laying in an iron lung. A trolley half full of groceries are beside her and four empty iron lung units can be seen behind them.

Physical Description

Black and white cellulose acetate negative.