Summary
Four female Australian athletes practising the Women's 4 × 100 metres relay in front of the crowd at an unknown inner city location during the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. The group includes Norma Croker, Betty Cuthbert, Fleur Mellor and Shirley Strickland de la Hunty. A man is nearby filming the group with a small hand-held camera.
One of a set of 147 35mm Kodachrome transparency 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 group of four women runners in uniform.
Physical Description
35mm, positive Kodachrome film mounted in paper slide frame.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Clothing & Textiles, Images & Image Making, Leisure, Public Life & Institutions
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Acquisition Information
Donation from D. G. Morris, 08 Apr 1987
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Place & Date of Event
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Person Depicted
Ms Norma Croker, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956
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Person Depicted
Ms Betty Cuthbert, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956
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Person Depicted
Ms Fleur Mellor, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956
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Person Depicted
Shirley B. Strickland de la Hunty AO, MBE, 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 front of slide frame: '8'
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Mount
50 mm (Width), 50 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Athletes, Cameras, Olympic Games: Melbourne, 1956, Photographers, Race Tracks, Spectators, Sports Grounds, Track & Field Events, Uniforms