Summary

Black and white negative of the interior of the Sandringham Hotel, Sandringham, Victoria, 4 April 1968. The photograph was commissioned by John Brennan and Associates.

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

Sandringham Hotel. Group of male and female bartenders standing behind a brown brick counter in the bar area of a new suburban hotel, which is decorated in a nautical theme. The staff also wear nautical-style uniforms.

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