Olympic programme (freestyle wrestling)

Category: Printed matter

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Year of prod.: 1952

Object number: 0:517:009

Manuf. and place of prod.: Tilgmannin kirjapaino, Helsinki

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Method of prod.: printed

Material: paper

Measurements: height 21 cm; width 15 cm

Description: Booklet with soft covers. The upper and lower sections of the cover page are grey. The white middle section features the Olympic rings, two wrestlers and the texts: VAPAAPAINI; LUTTE LIBRE FREESTYLE WRESTLING FRISTILBROTTNING; MESSUHALLI I-II.HELSINKI. KILPAILUOHJELMA 20.-23.7. 100 MK. 19 pages. The map of Helsinki in back cover.

Other information: The programme for the competitions in freestyle wrestling on 20-23 July 1952.

54 different programmes were printed: 33 day programmes of major individual sports, 11 competition programmes of minor individual sports and 10 tournament programmes of team sports (football, basketball and field hockey). All were sold for 100 Fmk.

The programmes were printed in Finnish, Swedish, English and French. They also contained useful information for tourists, such as a timetable of Olympic competitions and a Helsinki traffic map.