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Acquisition number:
1279
Catalogue number:
emdf0177
File name:
DF0177
File location:
Digital archive Digital copy of a colour slide. The photo shows French runner, Alain Mimoun, racing along Brunton Avenue towards the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the finish line of the Melbourne Olympics marathon, run on 1 December 1956. He crossed the line before anyone else had entered the arena. It was the first time he had competed in a marathon.
Item type:
Photograph
Photographer:
Gordon J Walker
Date of publication or creation:
1956-12-01
Owner of original:
Giovanna Walker
Copyright owner:
Giovanna Walker
Reproduction rights:
East Melbourne Historical Society
Year acquired:
2016
Donor:
Giovanna Walker