Play Little, Win Big: 1959
G. G. Rochfort
March 1 - 21, 2025
Americana images from the 1950's
Born in 1934, G. G. Rochfort’s photographic career never really got started.
In 1959, this recently graduated Australian civil engineer was dispatched to the United States by his employer (The Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority). His task was to learn about how best to build dams, tunnels and the like as Australia was embarking on it’s most ambitious post-war, nation building project — the Snowy Mountains Scheme and Rochfort’s job was to observe and report back.
What drove G. G. Rochfort to document his time in the US photographically can partly be attributed to the pride and excitement of being the first in his family to travel to the US from his home in Australia.
All those who view these images agree that he successfully documented his travels for family and friends back home. Once back in Australia with the excitement of his US adventures subsiding, the images were carefully stored. It wasn’t until some 60 years later that the collection was re-discovered and is now being enjoyed by lovers of film photography, Americana and nostalgia.
Selected Works
Archival quality prints
Scanned directly from the original negatives, these prints are printed on 300 gsm 100% cotton rag stock using genuine Epson Ultrachrome Pro inks on the Epson P20070 printer. If we are framing your giclee print it will be dry mounted to an acid free 5 mm foam board using an archival adhesive film.
Archival quality framing
Our mouldings are made from locally sourced sustainable Australian hardwood. The timber is milled, hand sanded and painted. We never use off the shelf or pre fabricated products. You can be assured of the highest quality gallery grade materials.
Your framed G. G. Rochfort print will be carefully hand assembled in our Melbourne studio. It will be sealed using framer’s wax tape and wired so it is ready to hang on your wall. It will arrive in under 3 weeks, carefully wrapped in our custom made, bump proof packaging.
Print only prices
Medium: 60cm w x 40cm h, $300.00
Large: 90cm w x 60cm h, $600.00
X-Large:120cm w x 80cm h, $700.00
Framed print prices
Medium: 60cm w x 42.5cm h, $450.00
Large: 90cm w x 63.5cm h, $650.00
X-Large:120cm w x 83.5cm h, $1050.00
GGR017 G. G.Rochfort
Phone It, 1959
Photographic print, scanned directly from the original negative. Printed on 300 gsm 100% cotton rag stock.
GGR264 G. G.Rochfort
Handover, 1959
Photographic print, scanned directly from the original negative. Printed on 300 gsm 100% cotton rag stock.
GGR268 G. G.Rochfort
Yosemite, 1959
Photographic print, scanned directly from the original negative. Printed on 300 gsm 100% cotton rag stock.
GGR074 G. G.Rochfort
Redwoods, 1959
Photographic print, scanned directly from the original negative. Printed on 300 gsm 100% cotton rag stock.
GGR002 G. G.Rochfort
Frontier Club, 1959
Photographic print, scanned directly from the original negative. Printed on 300 gsm 100% cotton rag stock.
GGR237 G. G.Rochfort
Duckwalls, 1959
Photographic print, scanned directly from the original negative. Printed on 300 gsm 100% cotton rag stock.
GGR009 G. G.Rochfort
Play Little, Win Big, 1959
Photographic print, scanned directly from the original negative. Printed on 300 gsm 100% cotton rag stock.
GGR013 G. G.Rochfort
Motel #1, 1959
Photographic print, scanned directly from the original negative. Printed on 300 gsm 100% cotton rag stock.
GGR001 G. G.Rochfort
Gay Johnsons, 1959
Photographic print, scanned directly from the original negative. Printed on 300 gsm 100% cotton rag stock.
GGR007 G. G.Rochfort
Car and View #7, 1959
Photographic print, scanned directly from the original negative. Printed on 300 gsm 100% cotton rag stock.
GGR010 G. G.Rochfort
Three Star, 1959
Photographic print, scanned directly from the original negative. Printed on 300 gsm 100% cotton rag stock.
GGR269 G. G.Rochfort
Car and View #3, 1959
Photographic print, scanned directly from the original negative. Printed on 300 gsm 100% cotton rag stock.