Book - "The Games of the Sixteenth Olympiad, Melbourne MCMLVI", produced by 'The Argus' and 'The Australasian'
Object Type
Documents and books/Book
Date Used
1948-1949
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Book with slip cover. Book - hard back - with dark green cover featuring gold-coloured, embossed Olympic Rings, decorative border, and title OLYMPIC GAMES/ MELBOURNE/ 1956. Contents include black and white sporting images and scenes of Melbourne. The volume is protected by a card sleeve. Two Christmas cards (1998.3431.14 and .15) are inside the front cover of the book.
Slip cover: Plain, card sleeve - with openings at top and bottom - to protect Olympic Games book.
Slip cover: Plain, card sleeve - with openings at top and bottom - to protect Olympic Games book.
Measurements
book: H: 295 W: 233 D: 10mm (H: 11 5/8 W: 9 3/16 D: 3/8")
slip cover: H: 297 W: 238 D: 13mm (H: 11 11/16 W: 9 3/8 D: 1/2")
slip cover: H: 297 W: 238 D: 13mm (H: 11 11/16 W: 9 3/8 D: 1/2")
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Date Used
1948-1949
Location
In storage
Registration No
1998.3431.12
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