Summary
A row of national flags alongside the Royal St Kilda Yacht Club during the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. The Club was the headquarters for sailing events during the games, which were held on Port Phillip Bay.
One of a set of 147 35mm Kodachrome tranparencie 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
A row of flags outside a building.
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
Esplanade, St Kilda, 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: 'ST KILDA MELB./ YACHT CLUB' Printed in black ink on front of slide frame: 19
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Image Dimensions - Mount
50 mm (Width), 50 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Club Rooms, Flags, Motor Cars, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Roads, Sporting Clubs, Yachts