Negative - Shell Co, Sign on Tanker Ship, Victoria, Aug 1958

Summary Negative of Shell Company sign on tanker ship in Victoria, August 1958. One of approximately 85,000 negatives from the Laurie Richards Collection taken by the Melbourne based Laurie Richards Studio between the 1950s -1970s. 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 of Content 'Smoking Strictly Prohibited' sign written in six languages, on board a Shell tanker ship. Physical Description Black and white cellulose acetate negative. Photographer Laurie Richards Studio, 4 Tower Avenue, Alphington, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Organisation Depicted Shell Co of Australia Ltd, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Inscriptions Hand written in white ink on negative below image: 'GX 1824' Image Dimensions - Negative/s 125 mm (Width), 100 mm (Height)