Negative depicting 1956 Olympic Torch Relay
Object Type
Photography/Negative
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
A copy negative of an black and white photograph, taken from an elevated position, most likely a building window. Features the runner, Peter Le Get, carrying the Olympic torch down Collins St, Melbourne, during the 1956 Melbourne Olympics Torch Relay. A large crowd line the street as Le Get passes, and he is flanked by two police motorcycles, and accompanied by a truck convoy.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 125 W: 100mm (H: 4 15/16 W: 3 15/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1986.820
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Photograph
Black-and-white
Snapshot
Crowd
Photography
Monochrome
Monochrome photography
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