Summary
Alternative Name(s): Reproduction poster - Phar Lap's 1930 Melbourne Cup
This poster was given away as a freebie at the opening of the 1993 Museum of Victoria exhibition `Phar Lap ... With a Nation's Soul Upon His Back.'
Physical Description
Large A2 sized poster printed on yellow newsprint. It shows a full-sized reproduction of the front page of the Herald newspaper, dated Tuesday 4th November, 1930, containing a story of how Phar Lap won the 1930 Melbourne Cup, along with three advertisements and the newspaper masthead.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Collected
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Issued By
Museum of Victoria, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1993
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Inscriptions
Printed in black ink on front: COMPLETE STORY OF THE MELBOURNE CUP/ THE HERALD/ MELBOURNE, TUESDAY EVENING , NOVEMBER 4, 1939/ HOW PHAR LAP WON THE MELBOURNE CUP. (followed by extensive text.)
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Classification
Museum history, Marketing & publicity, Promotional materials
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
40.5 cm (Length), 59.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Exhibitions, Horse Racing, Museum History, Newspapers, Making History - Phar Lap
