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PHOTOGRAPH: MR ABRAHAMS, MAYOR OF SUBIACO, GREETING SHIRLEY STRICKLAND

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1952

Overview

The image shows Miss Shirley Strickland standing up in a car with its hood rolled back, wearing a blazer and open neck white blouse, holding a large bouquet of flowers. She is shaking hands with Mr Abrahams, Mayor of Subiaco who is standing on the pavement. The occasion is Miss Strickland's return from the 1952 Olympics as a Gold Medallist, and the location is the corner of Bagot and Rokeby Roads. There is a large crowd in the background. A lady stands at Mr Abrahams' left and is looking at him beaming and behind her, a photographer raises his camera. On the reverse are the words: 'Shirley Strickland in Subiaco. Returns after winning Olympic Gold Medal 1952'.

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.612

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

210 mm

Height or length

150 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Lyon Hamersley, 139 Hamersley Road, W1442.

Keywords

ABRAHAMS, Joseph Hyam

City of Subiaco

Rokeby Road, Subiaco

Year

1952

Statement of significance

Local and sporting history.

Geotag

-31.950472, 115.823997

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