Photograph of German Gymnastics & Sports Festival, August 1956

Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Colour
Date Used
1956
Aug 1956
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Object Detail

Brief Description
Large colour photograph in pinkish tones, of numerous young men and women in formation inside a stadium, the men in white costumes. They stand in lines, with the central man holding the feet of two men doing handstands on either side of him. The seating is filled with lined-up men. "II. Deutsches Turn- und Sportfest Leipzig 1956" printed in white in lower LH corner.
Was inside the "FESTSCHRIFT" of the II. DEUTSCHES TURN- UND SPORTFEST. LEIPZIG AUGUST 1956 programme.
Museum
Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum
Measurements
H: 178 W: 238mm (H: 7 W: 9 3/8")
Media/Materials
Paper
Emulsion
Associated Event
Deutsches Turn und Sportfest
Associated Person
Date Used
1956
Aug 1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
2003.3903.1182.5
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by a private collector.

Object Type

Sport

Colours

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