Souvenir book, 1956 Olympic Games
Object Type
Documents and books/Book
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Soft cover souvenir book entitled "XVITH/ OLYMPIAD/ MELBOURNE/ 1956", published by Argus and Australasian Limited. Cover is white and has a large image of the obverse of the gold Olympic medal on the front centre with coloured Olympic rings above and smaller images of the reverse of the gold medal and the obverse and reverse of the silver and bronze medals below. Back of book has the crest of Melbourne.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 290 W: 230 D: 5mm (H: 11 7/16 W: 9 1/16 D: 3/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1987.1627.368
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by George Moir
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