Issued by
Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Japanese, 1959 - 1966
Used by
White, Marilyn Elaine, American, born 1944
Date
1964
Medium
ink on paper and plastic
Dimensions
H x W (Closed): 4 1/2 × 3 3/16 in. (11.4 × 8.1 cm)
H x W (Open): 4 1/2 × 9 3/16 in. (11.4 × 23.3 cm)
Description
An identity card from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics used by Marilyn White. The front cover of the card is blue plastic with gold writing. The writing reads: [CARTE D'IDENTITE / IDENTITY CARD / TOKYO 1964 / F 16695]. The bottom right has a cut-out where the number [16695] show through in black ink on white paper. Under the cut out there are Japanese characters in gold writing. The interior has white paper with black ink. Some of the pages have [Tokyo 1964] over the Olympic rings in the background. The first page has a section for a photograph that is empty. The rest of the page has fields filled in with typed information. The fields are in French and the entered information is in English. The second page is folded and folds outward and contains additional information about White. The bottom middle page has Avery Brundage, then President of the International Olympic Committee. There are also several stamps throughout the interior. The back of the identity card is blank.
Place used
Tokyo, Japan, Asia
Place depicted
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
identity cards
Topic
Olympics
Sports
Track and field
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of 1964 Olympic Silver Medalist Marilyn E. White
Object number
2017.56.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f4b8215b-59b3-4ca0-b77a-529713d3f5bf

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