Summary
This is a coloured souvenir card of the Exhibition Building showing the southern facade with trees and flowers in the foreground, circa 1956. The card, which was produced by Colgate-Palmolive Pty Ltd, was made as part of a set of Olympic Games souvenir cards, which originally were wrapped around cakes of soap.
The Exhibition Building was the venue for weightlifting, wrestling, basketball, fencing and modern pentathlon events during the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. A special annexe was erected to serve as a basketball stadium. This was demolished in 1972.
Physical Description
A colour tinted illustration of the Exhibition Building showing the southern facade, flags atop the building, trees and flowers in the foreground with a tree canopy border. The reverse of the card contains extensive text about the use of the Exhibition Building during the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.
More Information
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Collection Names
Royal Exhibition Building Collection, 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games Collection
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Collecting Areas
Leisure, Public Life & Institutions, Royal Exhibition Building
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Publisher
Colgate-Palmolive Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1956
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956
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Person Named
Bob Dyer, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956
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Inscriptions
Obverse, text: OLYMPIC GAMES SOUVENIR No. 6; EXHIBITION BUILDING, MELBOURNE Reverse, text: OLYMPIC GAMES; SOUVENIR No. 6; EXHIBITION BUILDING, MELBOURNE.; The Exhibition Building situated in the grounds of Melbourne's/ delightful Carlton Gardens, is one of the largest and most/ historic buildings in Australia. It will be the venue for/ wrestling and weight-lifting at the 1956 Olympic Games./ Wrestling, oldest and most universal of all sports, and one/ of the original events competed for by Greeks at the Ancient/ Games, is now divided into two versions: Greco-Roman and/ Free-Style./ Australia medal winners have been: E. R. Scarf, Third Light-/ Heavyweight (Free-Style), LOS ANGELES, 1932. R. Garrard,/ Second Welterweight (Free-Style), and J. Armstrong, Third Heavyweight (Free-Style), LONDON, 1948./ In weight-lifting, the greatest rival nations are the U.S.A./ and the U.S.S.R., and followers are anticipating a similar/ clash at Melbourne as was seen in 1952 at Helsinki when/ these two countries monopolized the Olympic titles./ At Helsinki, V. Barberis lifted a total of 771 lbs. in the/ Lightweight division, gaining third place for Australia.; One of the eight Olympic Games Souvenirs presented by/ Colgate-Palmolive Pty. Ltd.; 1. Cortina, VII Winter Games/ 2. Olympic Village, Heidelberg,/ Melbourne,/ 3. London, 1948 Games./ 4. Cycling Velodrome, Melbourne.; 5. Helsinki, 1952 Games./ 6. Exhibition Building, Melbourne./ 7. Olympic Stadium. Park, Melbourne./ 8. Collins Street, Melbourne.; THESE CARDS ARE VALUABLE!/ Collect them and listen to Bob Dyer for exciting details - /"It Pays to be Funny," "Cop the Lot" and "Pick-A-Box".
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Brand Names
Colgate (Dental Care Products) , Palmolive (Personal Hygiene Products)
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
120 mm (Width), 94 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Advertising, Civic Mementoes, Exterior Views, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Royal Exhibition Building, Souvenirs, Weightlifting, Wrestling
