Artefacts

London 1908, card with John FLANAGAN (USA), three-time Olympic champion in hammer throw, 1900-1908.

Physical description

Hassan branded trading card with a colorized photograph of the athlete and a short biography on the back.

Created

Created: American Tobacco Company (1890)

Featured

Visually represented: John Joseph FLANAGAN

Materials

cardboard

Colors

multi coloured, green, yellow

Dimension

7.3 x 6.3 cm

Literature

The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2008. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2011. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2016.

Type of item

Archives and Documents -> miscellaneous cards

Reference number

9508

Keywords

Participant Olympic champion London 1908, Olympic Games United States of America Male Athletics/hammer Paris 1900, Olympic Games Saint Louis 1904, Olympic Games