Slide, depicts 1956 Olympic Games decorations around Melbourne
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. The picture was taken at night and shows street decorations for the 1956 Olympic Games. A large torch made of wire and with a flame around the top is suspended above the street at Flinders Street. In the background is the front of St Paul's Anglican Cathedral.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 50 W: 50 D: 1mm (H: 1 15/16 W: 1 15/16 D: 1/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1991.2458.41
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Robert Titcher.
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