Artefacts

Reference record. Squaw Valley 1960, torch.

Physical description

Caption: "VIII Olympic Winter Games 1960 Olympia to Squaw Valley". Games'emblem. This torch is the same shape as those from Londres (1948), Melbourne (1956) and Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956). Polished aluminium.

Created

Created: Ralph LAVERS Created: John HENCH

Materials

metal, aluminium

Colors

silver

Dimension

48.5 x 14.3 cm, 1.35 kg

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. Olympische Siege: Medaillen, Diplome, Ehrungen. Berlin : Sportverlag, cop. 2000. 474 p. ISBN 3-328-00865-9. BORGERS, Walter. Olympic Torch Relays. Kassel: Agon Verlag, 1996. ISBN 3-928562-29-0. California Olympic Commission. VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California, 1960 : final report / publ. by the California Olympic Commission ; prep. and ed. by the Organizing Committee ; ed. Robert Rubin. Squaw Valley : Organizing Committee of the VIII, [1960?]. The Treasures of the Olympic Winter Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2009. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques. Torches et relais de la flamme des Jeux Olympique d'hiver d'Oslo 1952 à Beijing 2022 . Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2023 The Olympic Studies Centre. Torches and torch relays of the Olympic Winter Games from Oslo 1952 to Beijing 2022 . The Olympic Studies Centre, 2023 Molzberger, Ansgar. The Olympic Torch Relay, its Origin and Significance . Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2024

Type of item

Torches and accessories -> torch

Reference number

140384

Keywords

Squaw Valley 1960, Olympic Winter Games Olympic flame Olympic Torch Relay Olympic symbol