Envelope for card containing various AAP related material, 1956 Olympic Games
Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Envelope
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
A yellow envelope, used to house a card and its contents (.6), presented by the American Associated Press staff to Philippa Cavanagh, who was a Melbourne to San Francisco telephone operator for the A.A.P., based at the M.C.G., during the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Handwritten inscription reads: 'SOUVENIRS OF OLYMPIC GAMES 1956./LA[ ]S TRANSMITTED HIGH SPEED TO SAN FRANCISCO, PLUS/STAMPS, BADGES + SIGNATURES OF A.A.P. CORRESPONDENTS.'
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 148 W: 222 D: 1mm (H: 5 13/16 W: 8 3/4 D: 1/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1999.3462.7
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