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Negative - Preston Market with People Located in a Courtyard Surrounded by Shops, 1970
Reg. No: MM 055441
- Summary:
- Black and white 5" x 4" negative showing a courtyard section of Preston Market in Melbourne in 1970.
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:
- Section of Preston Market showing a number of people located in a courtyard surrounded by various shops, including take-away and food shops. Many of the people are mothers with children. Large pot plants are located down the middle of the courtyard, and there is a roof partially overhanging the four sides of the courtyard. In the right foreground a sign says 'Welcome to Preston Market / poultry / meat / fish'.
- Acknowledgement:
- Laurie Richards Collection, Museum Victoria
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 100 mm (Height), 103 mm (Width) |
| Dimension Comment: | Approximate Dimensions |
More information
| Tagged with: | markets, outdoor furniture, plants, prams, shops, signage, take away foods, shopping |
| Themes this item is part of: | Laurie Richards 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: | Markets |
| Tertiary Classification: | buildings & grounds |
| Format: | Negative: Black & White; 5 in. x 4 in. |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Preston, Victoria, Australia, 1970 |
| Photographer: | Laurie Richards Studio, Alphington, Victoria, Australia, 1970 |
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