Photograph of Chris Wheeler, 1936 Berlin Olympic Village
Object Type
Photography/Photograph/Black and white
Date Used
1930s-1940s
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Black and white, sepia toned photograph featuring Australian cyclist Chris Wheeler, pictured inside the Olympic Village in 1936. He is wearing short trunks and a white Olympic sports shirt, printed with an Australian flag on the right chest and Olympic rings on the left. Wheeler stands in front of the closed garden door of his accommodation. The building is probably house no 43, named “Haus Worms”, as one of the houses used by the Australian Olympic Team. A part of a bicycle can be seen through a window together with reflections of trees.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 251 W: 202 D: 1mm (H: 9 7/8 W: 7 15/16 D: 1/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
1930s-1940s
Location
In storage
Registration No
1988.1981.50
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by the Wheeler Family.
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