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- A Place & Date Depicted Footscray, Australia
- A Organisation Depicted Footscray, Australia
- B Photographer Alphington, Australia
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Negative - William Angliss & Co, Packing Rabbits for Export, by Laurie Richards Studio, Footscray, Victoria, Apr 1954
Reg. No: MM 57027
- Summary:
- Black and white 5" x 4" negative showing meat workers at William Angliss & Co. in Footscray, packing rabbit carcasses into cardboard crates ready for export on 22 April 1954.
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:
- Meat workers at William Angliss & Co., Footscray, packing rabbit carcasses into cardboard crates ready for export. A large number of skinned carcasses are hanging on a conveyor rack nearby.
- 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: | butchers, conveyors, food workers, lighting, meat, packaging, rabbits |
| Themes this item is part of: | Laurie Richards Collection, Images & Image Making Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Laurie Richards Studio, Photographer, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Primary Classification: | MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRY |
| Secondary Classification: | Food & Drinks - Meatworks & Freezing Works |
| Tertiary Classification: | product packaging |
| Original Caption: | William Anglisss & Co, Footscray |
| Organisations Depicted: | 'Hillside' SK (Pallets) |
| Format: | Negative: Black & White; 5 in. x 4 in. |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 22 Apr 1954 |
| Photographer: | Laurie Richards Studio, Alphington, Victoria, Australia, 22 Apr 1954 |
| Organisation Depicted: | William Angliss & Co, Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 22 Apr 1954 |
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