Summary
A female (possibly Australian) diver practising at the Oluympic Swimming and Diving Stadium during the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.
The building is one of the few specially constructed buildings from the Olympics still in existence, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The complex was redeveloped in the 1980s to become the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre.
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
Female diver practising at an indoor swimming pool.
Physical Description
35mm, positive Kodachrome film mounted in paper slide frame.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from D. G. Morris, 08 Apr 1987
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Place & Date of Event
Swan Street, East Melbourne, 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 Printed in black ink on the front of slide frame: '1'
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Image Dimensions - Mount
50 mm (Width), 50 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Athletes, Divers, Diving Boards, Grandstands, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Spectators, Swimming Pools, Swimwear, Uniforms