Photograph of Shirley Strickland following presentation ceremony, International Friendly Sports Meeting of Youth 1955
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
1955
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Black and white photograph of Shirley Strickland posing holding a pennant and bunch of flowers. The pennant features Cyrillic (Russian) script, with "1955" near the point. Shirley wears a dark tracksuit, and has a medal on a ribbon around her neck. Flags are visible in the far left background. A purple "Fotoreporter 'PANORAMY' " stamp is on the reverse, along with "Presentation/ in Warsaw 1955/ after gold medals in 80m hurdles/ 100m (World Record/ 11.3)", and other light pencil scribbling.
Measurements
H: 230 W: 170mm (H: 9 1/16 W: 6 11/16")
Date Used
1955
Location
In storage
Registration No
2003.3903.1058
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by a private collector.
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