Artefacts

© 2015 – IOC / Peter Gregoire
© 2015 – IOC / Peter Gregoire
© 2015 – IOC / Peter Gregoire
© 2015 – IOC / Peter Gregoire

Torino 1959, accreditation card of Otto Mayer, chancellor of the IOC, for the 1st Universiade.

Physical description

Photographie of two runners in a relay race. Italian caption: "UNIVERSIADE / 1959 /INVITO /TRIBUNA D'ONORE /Torino 27 agosto - 6 settembre". On the back, Italian caption: "CARTA UNIVERSIADE 1959 / Torino 27 agosto - 6 settembre" and "Nom: MAYER ; Prénoms: OTTO ; Pays: SVIZZERA ; Qualité: INVITATO". Trilingual caption: "This card entitles the holder to the free entrance to all sporting events of the UNIVERSIADE 1959". In the lower part: "ORGANIZING COMMITEE and N.182".

Created

Created: Antonio DONAT-CATTIN

Used

Used: Otto MAYER

Featured

Visually represented: Gordon PIRIE

Materials

cardstock

Colors

blue, orange

Dimension

11.5 x 8.5 cm