Official report of 1908 London Olympic Games

Object Type
Documents and books/Book/Report/Official report
Date Used
May 1909
01 Jun 1908
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Brief Description
A 796-page hardback book, with a red cover, entitled: 'THE FOURTH OLYMPIAD/LONDON/1908/OFFICIAL REPORT'. Cover features image of two seated goddesses crowning a naked male athlete with a wreath. Newton Hall Cambridge book label inside front cover. Olympic Games Programme and General Regulations booklet (Olympic Tyre & Rubber Company date stamped 21 May 1964) with complimentary note from the British Olympic Association dated 1 June 1908 loose inside back page.
Museum
Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 257 W: 177 D: 46mm (H: 10 1/8 W: 6 15/16 D: 1 13/16")
Media/Materials
Cardboard
Cloth
Paper
Ink
Associated Event
Olympic Games 1908; 1908; London, Greater London, England
Associated Person
Date Used
May 1909
01 Jun 1908
Location
In storage
Registration No
1989.2095.33
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Ian Beaurepaire

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