Photograph depicting the finish line of a women's running race, c1949
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
1949
29 Jan 1949
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Photograph of Shirley Strickland (left), Verna Johnson (second from left) at the finish line, Fanny Blankers-Koen (falling), and two other athletes.
On the reverse, an ink handwritten inscription in one corner reads, quote, 'Fanny falling 1949', and there is a faint 'stamp' : 'COPYRIGHT/W.A.NEWSPAPER LTD'
On the reverse, an ink handwritten inscription in one corner reads, quote, 'Fanny falling 1949', and there is a faint 'stamp' : 'COPYRIGHT/W.A.NEWSPAPER LTD'
Measurements
H: 120 W: 160mm (H: 4 3/4 W: 6 5/16")
Associated Person
Date Used
1949
29 Jan 1949
29 Jan 1949
Location
In storage
Registration No
2003.3903.435
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by a private collector.
Subject Auto Tags
Photograph
Snapshot
Sports
Running
Player
Team sport
Photography
Sports equipment
Recreation
Football
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