Photograph of women's 80m hurdles final participants, 1952 Olympic Games
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
1952
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Black and white photograph showing 5 women wearing running attire, standing in a row on the running track, with crowd in background. Second from left is Shirley Strickland wearing the athlete's number 31. The image is at the end of the 80 metres hurdles at the Helsinki Olympics, in which Strickland won gold. In pencil on the back is handwritten in part FINAL GROUP PHOTO. The copyright stamp on back reads INTERNATIONAL NEWS PHOTOS / LONDON
Measurements
H: 151 W: 204mm (H: 5 15/16 W: 8 1/16")
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Associated Person
Date Used
1952
Location
In storage
Registration No
2003.3903.833
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by a private collector.
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