Glass plate negative of strongman Don Athaldo photographed by Tom Lennon
Object No. 94/63/1-58/8
Glass negative, quarter plate, portrait of strongman Don Athaldo, Tom Lennon, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 21 November 1936
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Summary
Physical Description
Glass negative, quarter plate, portrait of strongman Don Athaldo, Tom Lennon, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 21 November 1936 Don Athaldo was the adopted name of Australian strongman and physical fitness advocate, Walter Joseph Lyons (1894-1965), who was born in Condobolin, NSW. Athaldo made public demonstrations of his strength, his most famous being pulling a touring car with six passengers more than half a mile up the hill in William Street, Sydney to Kings Cross. He ran a gymnasium, published two books "Health, Strength & Muscular Power" and "Meet Don Athaldo", and offered correspondence courses on physical fitness. (See Richard White, 'Athaldo, Don (1894 - 1965)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, pp 82-83.)
DIMENSIONS
Height
81 mm
Width
105 mm
SOURCE
Acquisition Date
14 February 1994
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