Map - Olympic Guide for XVIth Olympiad, Melbourne 1956

Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Map
Date Used
22 Nov 1956-08 Dec 1956
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Brief Description
Oblong shaped folded map with six folds. Front features the 1956 Olympic official logo of an elongated oval with a blue border that has printed black text on it that reads "XVITH OLYMPIAD / MELBOURNE 1956". The central design consists of Olympic rings in blue, black, red, yellow and green above an image of a red ignited relay torch based in an orange map of Australia. Inside features a large map of Melbourne.
Museum
Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 236 W: 102 D: 14mm (H: 9 5/16 W: 4 D: 9/16")
H: 704 W: 489 D: 1mm (H: 27 11/16 W: 19 1/4 D: 1/16")
Media/Materials
Paper
Associated Event
Olympic Games 1956; 1956; Melbourne, Victoria
Associated Person
Date Used
22 Nov 1956-08 Dec 1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
2003.3896.37
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Margaret M. Wood

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