Photographic postcard - cyclist I.R. Munro, World's Record breaker at Werribee 1909
Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Card/Postcard
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
1909
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Postcard photograph - an artist drawing/poster featuring champion cyclist I. R. Munro at Werribee racing from Warrnambool to Melbourne 1909. Munro sits astride a cycle dressed in racing uniform. He races on a road with a steam train in the background. Text reads: "World's/Record Breaker/I. R. MUNRO/at Werribee/165 Mls. 7 Hrs.12 Min/TRAIN TIME 7Hrs. 17 Min". Verso photographer's stamp.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 85 W: 130 D: 1mm (H: 3 3/8 W: 5 1/8 D: 1/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
1909
Location
In storage
Registration No
1988.2005.4
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Bruce Robinson
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