Diploma awarded to Isabelle Daniels

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Diploma awarded to Isabelle Daniels for the 4x100 meters relay in the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics. The rectangular diploma is printed in grey and black on off-white paper, with metallic silver Olympic rings at top center. The text in the center of the diploma reads [CITIUS – ALTIUS – FORTIUS / DIPLOMA / OLYMPIC GAMES MELBOURNE 1956 / 3RD / Athletics 4x100 M. Relay (Women) / I.J. Daniels – U.S.A. / VIRES ACQUIRT EUNDO]. The text is printed on a black and grey image of a coat of arms. There are black and grey illustrative line drawings of olive branches, one on either side of the diploma. Text on the proper right side reads [INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE / PRESIDENT], with a signature in between the two lines of text.

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