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Negative - Women Looking at Merchandise in Coles Department Store, 1950s
Reg. No: MM 57039
- Summary:
- Black and white 5" x 4" negative showing several women shopping for merchandise at Coles department store in the 1950s. Merchandise includes cookware, clothing, cosmetics, plants and haberdashery.
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.
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:
- Black and white 5" x 4" cellullose acetate negative.
- Description Of Content:
- View of women looking at merchandise displayed for sale at Coles department store. The word 'Coles' is hung on the far right wall. Merchandise is displayed on shelving units along the walls and in the middle of the store. Several signs say 'As Advertised!'
- Acknowledgement:
- Laurie Richards Collection, Museum Victoria
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 100 mm (Height), 103 mm (Width) |
| Dimension Comment: | Approximate dimensions |
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| Tagged with: | clothing, cooking utensils, department stores, display counters, lighting, packaging, shops, signage, retailing |
| Themes this item is part of: | Coles Variety Stores, Australia, Laurie Richards Collection, Clothing & Textiles Collection, Domestic & Community Life Collection, Images & Image Making Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Laurie Richards Studio, Photographer, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Primary Classification: | COMMERCE & RETAILING |
| Secondary Classification: | Department Stores |
| Tertiary Classification: | merchandise displays |
| Organisations Depicted: | Coles |
| Format: | Negative: Black & White; 5 in. x 4 in. |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Victoria, Australia, 1950s |
| Photographer: | Laurie Richards Studio, Alphington, Victoria, Australia, 1950s |
| Organisation Depicted: | Coles, Victoria, Australia, 1950s |
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