Transparency - Mr Menzies, Lord Mountbatten and V.I.P.s - Opening Ceremony 1956 Melbourne Olympics Games
Object Type
Photography/Transparency
Date Used
22 Nov 1956
Brief Description
Colour slide encased in red card. Photograph of 5 men in formal attire walking across the middle of the MCG in front of a capacity crowd. Handwritten and printed text reads "hanimount / MR. MENZIES- OPEN / LORD MT. BATTEN DAY 1956 / AND V.I.P.s / OLYMPICS".
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 50 W: 50 D: 2mm (H: 1 15/16 W: 1 15/16 D: 1/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
22 Nov 1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
2000.3634.27
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Annetta & David Francoli
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