Photograph of crowds in front of buses, 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
One of set of 17 small, black and white photos taken during the Melbourne Olympic Games during 1956. The image shows a crowd of people in front of a row of buses. They are watching a black man in a suit, waving to the crowd. Another man stands in the immediate foreground of the photo with only his back visible. Hand written details on back read 'Olympic Games 1956 / Melbourne'.
Measurements
H: 63 W: 89 D: 1mm (H: 2 1/2 W: 3 1/2 D: 1/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1998.3347.5
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Patricia Tobrady
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Photograph
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Photography
Tree
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History
Vintage clothing
Photographic paper
Black-and-white
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