Book, "XVIth Olympiad Melbourne 1956"
Object Type
Documents and books/Book
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
A 74-page (cover exclusive, unnumbered) book. Glossy cover features images of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games medals, interspersed between blue, yellow, black, green, and red squares, with a large image of the gold medal crowned by the olympic rings above. The back cover features the City of Melbourne coat-of-arms. Title page reads: 'The Games of the/Sixteenth Olympiad/MELBOURNE/MCMLVI/THE ARGUS AND AUSTRALIAN LIMITED.'. This book focuses primarily on Melbourne and its preparation leading up to the 1956 Games.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 291 W: 231 D: 5mm (H: 11 7/16 W: 9 1/8 D: 3/16")
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Associated Person
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1990.2386
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