Black and white photograph of 16th stage of the 1928 Tour de France

Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
1928
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Brief Description
Black and white photograph depicting members of the 1928 Australian Tour de France team comprised of Hubert Opperman, Ernest Bainbridge, Percy Osborne and Harry Watson. Three team members are standing or leaning on their cycles with officials in a French street and a throng of spectators (local people) are in the background. Inscription on shop window at left rear "Specialtie de Beaujolais"; handwritten on reverse, ink, "29870 / 16 Etage"; lower edge, handwritten, ink, "Les Australiens vont partir"
Measurements
H: 135 W: 180 D: 1mm (H: 5 5/16 W: 7 1/16 D: 1/16")
Media/Materials
Associated Event
Date Used
1928
Location
In storage
Registration No
1987.1726.49
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Mrs Wilma Morahan

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