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- A Place & Date Depicted Flemington, Australia
- B Photographer Alphington, Australia
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Negative - Space Suit in Communications Display at the Royal Melbourne Show, 1969
Reg. No: MM 055156
- Summary:
- Black and white 5" x 4" negative showing a 'Space Exploration' display at the Royal Melbourne Show on 22 September 1969. A male government worker is explaining a space suit, worn by a mannequin, to a crowd.
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" cellulose acetate negative
- Description Of Content:
- "Royal Show" a male government worker explaining a space suit, worn by a mannequin, to a crowd looking at a communications display at the Royal Melbourne Show.
- Acknowledgement:
- Laurie Richards Collection, Museum Victoria
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimension Comment: | Approximate dimensions |
More information
| Tagged with: | agricultural shows, display boards, exhibitions, government workers, mannequins, maps, rockets, royal melbourne show, signage, protective clothing safety wear, space technology, spacesuits |
| Themes this item is part of: | Laurie Richards Collection, Clothing & Textiles Collection, Images & Image Making Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Laurie Richards Studio, Photographer, Melbourne, Victoria, Science & Measurement Collection |
| Primary Classification: | AGRICULTURE & RURAL LIFE |
| Secondary Classification: | Agricultural Shows |
| Tertiary Classification: | pavilions |
| Original Caption: | ROYAL SHOW |
| Format: | Negative: Colour; 5 in. x 4 in. |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Flemington, Victoria, Australia, 22 Sep 1969 |
| Photographer: | Laurie Richards Studio, Alphington, Victoria, Australia, 22 Sep 1969 |
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