Poster, 1896 Athens Olympic Games

Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Card/Postcard
Date Used
1992
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Brief Description
Postcard, colour, unused; reproduction of colour woodcut with text "ATHENS 1896" and imagery suggestive of Ancient Greece; including woman at left in robes holding wreath and garland; Grecian pillars; landscape view of Athens. Typed inscription (in part) on verso: "Atlanta 1996 // The official poster of the Olympic Games of 1896 held in / ATHENS".
Museum
Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 170 W: 118 D: 1mm (H: 6 11/16 W: 4 5/8 D: 1/16")
Media/Materials
Card
Ink
Associated Event
Olympic Games 1996; 1996; Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Olympic Games 1896; 1896; Athens, Attica, Greece
Date Used
1992
Location
In storage
Registration No
1994.3063.8
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Ian Ramsey.

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