Summary

A male athlete in a USA team tracksuit practising throwing the javelin in front of the crowd at an unknown inner city location during the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Another similarly dressed athlete stands behind him, holding a javelin, ready to take his turn.

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

Two men with javelins practising in front of a crowd of people.

Physical Description

35mm, positive Kodachrome film mounted in paper slide frame.

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