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Negative - Federation Cup Tennis Tournament, Kooyong, 1965
Reg. No: MM 053504
- Summary:
- Black and white 5" x 4" negative showing a Federation Cup tennis match on centre court at Kooyong Tennis Club, 18 January 1965.
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:
- Overview of a tennis match being played at the 1965 Federation Cup tournament on centre court at Kooyong Tennis Club, Melbourne. Two television cameras were being used to film the event, probably as a live broadcast.
- Acknowledgement:
- Laurie Richards Collection, Museum Victoria
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 100 mm (Height), 103 mm (Width) |
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| Tagged with: | camera operators, loudspeakers, score boards, signage, television cameras, television production, tennis, tennis courts |
| Themes this item is part of: | Laurie Richards Collection, Images & Image Making Collection, Information & Communication Collection, Leisure Collection, Laurie Richards Studio, Photographer, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Primary Classification: | SPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Tennis |
| Tertiary Classification: | competitions |
| Original Caption: | Federation Cup Kooyong |
| Format: | Negative: Black & White; 5 in. x 4 in. |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Kooyong, Victoria, Australia, 18 Jan 1965 |
| Photographer: | Laurie Richards Studio, Alphington, Victoria, Australia, 18 Jan 1965 |
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