Colour slide of three women, dressed in Australian team tracksuits, in 1956 Olympic Village
Object Type
Photography/Transparency
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Colour slide printed on plastic with a square card surround and framed behind glass. The picture was taken in the Olympic Village during the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, and shows Australian athletes Shirley Cotton, Mary Breen and Erica Willis, playing outside with a broken bed. Mary Breen is lying on the bed and the other two are pulling either end. Along the top edge of the slide is written "Shirley Mary Erica".
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 50 W: 50 D: 1mm (H: 1 15/16 W: 1 15/16 D: 1/16")
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Associated Person
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1986.1047.43
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Doris Carter OBE
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