Summary
The entrance to the Olympic Village in Heidelberg West during the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. It features an anvenue of national flags, leading to the village gates surmounted by large Olympic rings.
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
Rows of flags leading to Olympic village entrance.
Physical Description
35mm, positive Kodachrome film mounted in paper slide frame.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Information & Communication, Leisure, Public Life & Institutions, Transport
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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: 'OLYMPIC VILLAGE ENTRANCE' Printed in black ink on front of slide frame: '7'
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Image Dimensions - Mount
50 mm (Width), 50 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Car Parks, Decorations, Flags, Motor Cars, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Roads, Telephone Boxes, Telephone Infrastructure, Public Telephones