Summary
A male official and a male technician checking out time keeping equipment to be used for rowing events held as part of the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 at Albert Park Lake. The official's blazer identifies him as being from Omega, the official supplier of time keeping equipment for the games.
This image is part of the Laurie Richards Collection at Museum Victoria comprising approximately 85,000 negatives taken by the Melbourne based Laurie Richards Studio between the 1950s -1970s. These negatives are all mostly large format [5"x 4"/ 12.5 x 10 cm], black and white images, though a significant number are in colour. The many photographic jobs that were undertaken in the course of thirty years are itemised in a set of log books, copies of which are also held by Museum Victoria.
Description of Content
Two men wearing uniforms checking electronic equipment set up at the finish lining of a rowing course on a lake. A crowd of people can be seen in the background lining the banks of the lake.
Physical Description
Black and white negative.
More Information
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Collection Names
Laurie Richards Collection, 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games Collection
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Collecting Areas
Leisure, Public Life & Institutions, Working Life & Trades, Clothing & Textiles
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date Depicted
Lakeside Drive, Albert Park, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956
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Creator
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Organisation Named
Omega Melbourne, Lakeside Drive, Albert Park, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956
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Format
Negatives, Black & White
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Rivers, Rowing, Spectators, Sporting Competitions, Time Keepers, Tradespeople, Uniforms
