Summary
A male athlete, wear the Russian Team tracksuit, playing chess with another man in a house at the village built to house the athletes and officals visiting for the Olympic Games held in Melbourne in 1956. One of his team members, wearing a similar suit, is adjusting the controls of a radio receiver.
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 seated at a table playing chess, while one is smoking a cigarette. Another man is adjusting a radio in the background. Two of the men are wearing Russian Team tracksuits.
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, Clothing & Textiles, Information & Communication, Public Life & Institutions
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date Depicted
West Heidelberg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956
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Creator
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Format
Negatives
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Type of item
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Keywords
Athletes, Board Games, Games, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Radio Receivers, Russian Sporting Teams, Smoking, Tables, Uniforms
