Printed Ephemera — 1948
Olympic Games London 1948
Official souvenir guide book produced for the London Olympic Games of 1948, 176 pages with illustrations. The cover of the book is colourfully printed with an image of the Houses of Parliament and a sculptural figure of an Olympian, along with the Olympic symbol. As well as giving information about the various sporting events to be held during the Games and on the London venues, the book contains articles on related themes such as the history of the Olympics, sport in Britain and the organisation of the event. There are many illustrated commercial advertisments. The book retailed at 5 shillings.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 98.64/1
- Object name:
- Olympic Games London 1948
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Futura Publications
- Related people:
- —
- Related events:
- Related places:
Adprint House, Rathbone Place, London, W1 [City of Westminster], City of Westminster
- Production date:
- 1948
- Material:
- paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 280 mm, W 217 mm (closed) (overall), H 281 mm, W 219 mm (closed) (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Credit:
- —
- Copyright holder:
- Futura Publications
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.