Photograph of Shirley Strickland competing in hurdles event, c1948
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
1948
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Black and white photograph of five young women jumping over the same line of hurdles on a dirt track, towards the right, Shirley Strickland third from the left, leading. She wears a white athletic top with a number, dark shorts, and dark shoes with spikes visible. Stadium seating is to the right. THE 'TOPICAL' purple stamp on reverse, along with 1948 handwritten in ink.
Measurements
H: 155 W: 208mm (H: 6 1/8 W: 8 3/16")
Date Used
1948
Location
In storage
Registration No
2003.3903.204
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by a private collector.
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