Photograph of Shirley Strickland with fellow WA Medal winners, 1956 Olympic Games
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Large black and white photograph of four men and Shirley Strickland; two men stand on the left side of an open car door, a third man sits inside, and Shirley and the fourth man stand to the other side of the door. The men all wear 'Australia' tracksuits, Shirley wears her 1956 Olympic blazer with a light coloured skirt. A roof is visible in the background. Handwritten on the reverse in pencil is "5 West Aust. Medal Winners/ G. Gipson, M. Scott, R. Tasker, K. O'Halloran with/ S. Strickland".
Measurements
H: 205 W: 256mm (H: 8 1/16 W: 10 1/16")
Associated Event
Associated Person
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
2003.3903.1270
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by a private collector.
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