Summary
Negative - Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, 21 Jun 1953. Photograph showing Swanston Street and the City Guide System map in front of the Melbourne Town Hall. Commissioned by City Guide.
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
Group of people using a city street guide outside the Melbourne Town Hall. A row of shops and office building can be seen on the left.
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Place & Date Depicted
City of Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 Jun 1953
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Negative, Black & White
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Keywords
Advertising, Billboards, Local Government, Maps, Motor Cars, Shops, Signage, Town Halls, Travel & Tourism
