Identification card issued to Shirley Strickland, 1956 Olympic Games
Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Card/Identification card/Competitor
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Identification card for 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Reverse is green, with blue and white logos, with the front cover reading, "XVI OLYMPIAD, MELBOURNE, 1956 / IDENTITY CARD", with a logo of the Olympic rings, and the Olympic torch rising out of a map of Australia. The inside features a small black and white head-and-shoulders photograph of Shirley Strickland on the left side, with her personal details on the right.
Measurements
H: 114 W: 163mm (H: 4 1/2 W: 6 7/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
2003.3903.1145
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by a private collector.
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