Book, "XVIth OLYMPIAD MELBOURNE 1956"

Object Type
Documents and books/Book
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail

Brief Description
Large thin softcover book, with coloured Olympic Rings on the upper edge, with the centre dominated by a large "XVIth/ OLYMPIAD/ MELBOURNE/ 1956" gold medal, above four Olympic- coloured squares alternating with pictures of medals. Autographed by Shirley Strickland on the upper front page, above the title "The Games of the/ Sixteenth Olympiad".
Museum
Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum
Measurements
H: 295 W: 232mm (H: 11 5/8 W: 9 1/8")
Media/Materials
Paper
Ink
Card
Associated Event
Olympic Games 1956; 1956; Melbourne, Victoria
Associated Person
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
2003.3903.1178
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by a private collector.

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