Summary
Decorations, consisting a large number of red, white and blue banners and a set of Olympic Rings, hanging alongside St Kilda Road during the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Several cars are parked nearby, and the trees of the Domain are visible in the background.
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
Street decorations along a city street. Several cars are parked in the foreground, and a large number of trees are visible in the background.
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
St Kilda Road, 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 Handwritten in blue ink on front of slide frame: 'BANNERS APPROACH/ ING/ OLYMPIC STADIUM' Printed in black ink on front of slide frame: '5'
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Image Dimensions - Mount
50 mm (Width), 50 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Banners, Decorations, Motor Cars, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Power Lines, Roads, Street Decorations, Trees