Summary
A male Yugoslavian athlete signing an autograph for a young school girl at the Olympic Village at Heidelberg, during the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Autograph collecting was a popular pastime for both children and adults during the Games.
One of a set of 147 35mm Kodachrome slides donated to the Museum in 1987. The images are all taken during the Olympic Games held in Melbourne in November and December, 1956.
Description of Content
A girl obtaining an autograph from a man in uniform.
Physical Description
35mm, positive Kodachrome film mounted in paper slide frame.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from D. G. Morris, 08 Apr 1987
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Place & Date of Event
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956
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Format
Slide, 35 mm, Colour
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Inscriptions
Printed in red ink on back of slide frame: 'KODACHROME/TRANSPARENCY/ PROCESSED BY KODAK Handwritten in black ink on front of slide frame: 'JUGO SLAV' Printed in black ink on front of slide frame: '17'
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Image Dimensions - Mount
50 mm (Width), 50 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Athletes, Handwriting, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Students, Uniforms