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 shows the facade of Flinders Street station, with street decorations for the 1956 Olympic Games in the foreground and a tram in the middle distance. A sign above the station entrance reads "THERE'S NO DRIVING STRAIN / WHEN YOU TRAVEL BY TRAIN / SUBURBAN - COUNTRY - INTERSTATE".
Museum
Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 50 W: 50 D: 1mm (H: 1 15/16 W: 1 15/16 D: 1/16")
Media/Materials
Plastic
Card
Associated Event
Olympic Games 1956; 1956; Melbourne, Victoria
Associated Person
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1991.2458.44
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Robert Titcher.

Object Type

Colours

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