Collection item
Alain Mimoun heads to the finish line in the Melbourne Olympics marathon, 1956
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- Acquisition number
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1279
- Catalogue number
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emdf0177
- File name
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DF0177
- File location
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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
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Photograph
- Photographer
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Gordon J Walker
- Date of publication or creation
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1956-12-01
- Owner of original
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Giovanna Walker
- Copyright owner
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Giovanna Walker
- Reproduction rights
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East Melbourne Historical Society
- Year acquired
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2016
- Donor
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Giovanna Walker
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Alain Mimoun heads to the finish line in the Melbourne Olympics marathon, 1956
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