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| | 95/232/1 Photograph, 'Arne Borg', black & white, Sidney Riley, Brisbane, Australia, 1927 - Powerhouse Museum Collection |
 | | Black and white photograph of Arne Borg, used to promote Speedo swimwear, rectangular, portrait format, mounted on cardboard, varnished wooden frame with glass front, depicts swimmer Arne Borg wearing a Speedo one-piece tank style swimsuit, two cameo photographs show the backview, focussing on the `racer back' design of the swimsuit. |
 | | Arne Borg, holder of of all World's swimming records from 300 yards to 1 mile, who has worn a `Speedo' costume in all his record breaking swims in Australia". |
 | | Subject's signature, right side of central image, handwritten in fl ink: "Arne Borg/ [...]" (an illegible word is written in the same hand, beneath the signature; Photographer's note, on backing board, beneah bottom right corner of photograph, printed: "PHOTO BY/ SIDNEY RILEY/ BRISBANE"; Date, reverse, top left corner, handwritten in ink: "1927". |
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