Summary
A man standing at the entrance to the village built to house athletes and official during the Olympic Games held in Melbourne in 1956. A road lined with national flags runs behind him, down to an entrance gate summounted with a large set of Olympic Rings.
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
A man standing on road lined with flag posts and flags. Behind him is an entrance gate, above which hangs a large set of Olympic Rings.
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, Home & Community, Public Life & Institutions, Transport
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date Depicted
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956
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Creator
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Format
Negatives, Black & White
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Type of item
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Keywords
Flags, Houses, Motor Cars, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Power Lines, Power Poles, Roads, Street Lighting
