Summary
Decorations, consisting of a female dancers in the style of aboriginal rock art, above the intersection of Bourke and Russell Streets in the CBD during the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. A number of office building can be seen in the background, including the Russell Street headquarters of the Victorian Police Force.
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 above a city intersection. A number of office building can be seen 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
Russell Street, 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: ABO. MOTIFS ACROSS/ RUSSELL ST MELB' Printed in red ink on front of slide frame: '2'
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Image Dimensions - Mount
50 mm (Width), 50 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Aboriginal Art, Aboriginal People, Decorations, Offices, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Street Decorations