Photographic card with images of Australian team & route 1928 Tour de France - 3LO Broadcasting promotional material.
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
1928
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Black and white, sepia toned photograph featuring sketch map of Tour de France route, information about the ace including the distance of each stage. At the top centre is a small map of Australia with a telephone dial in the middle representing a 3LO radio symbol. Central to the map is an image of Hubert Opperman (Captain) on his cycle and at each of three corners are oval shaped images of Bainbridge, Watson and Osborne. In the lower right corner is a radio announcer sitting before a microphone. Inscriptions printed on front include "Le Tour de / France"; "Cycliste / 17th June till 15th July 1928". On the reverse is a pencilled diagram and printed in red "With Complemen.../Broadcasting" and "Melbourne".
Measurements
H: 200 W: 125 D: 1mm (H: 7 7/8 W: 4 15/16 D: 1/16")
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Date Used
1928
Location
In storage
Registration No
1987.1726.55
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Mrs Wilma Morahan
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