Photograph of Shirley Strickland winning 100m heat, 1948 Olympic Games
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
31 Jul 1948
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Black and white photograph of Shirley Strickland (athlete) crossing the finish line of a race in first place. She has just broken through the tape, wearing a white top and shorts with a double dark stripe, and dark shoes. All runners going towards the left. Coming second is a lady wearing the number 684, right near the edge is a third lady wearing the number 903. A purple OLYMPIC PHOTO ASSOCIATION, 1948 stamp is on the reverse, along with a handwritten listing of the placegetters, reads in part 100M HEATS, SAT JULY 31ST./ 668 S. STRICKLAND 12.4 (1)/ 665 S. DE PORTELO (ARGENTINA) 13.1 (3).
Measurements
H: 104 W: 153mm (H: 4 1/8 W: 6")
Date Used
31 Jul 1948
Location
In storage
Registration No
2003.3903.293
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by a private collector.
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