Maryleela Rao, Melbourne Olympics, 1956

Title

Maryleela Rao, Melbourne Olympics, 1956

Description

In the Olympic Village during the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, two women dressed in traditional Indian clothes, standing in front of a sign that reads "WOMEN / ATHLETES / ONLY". Along the top edge of the slide is written "Mary Lill Rao (India) / and friend".

Subject

1950s

Date

1956

Source

Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum

https://collection.australiansportsmuseum.org.au/objects/9354/colour-slide-of-two-women-dressed-in-traditional-indian-attire-in-1956-olympic-village

Identifier

S28