Summary
Black & white aerial photograph of the Exhibition Building from north west, taken circa 1956. The photograph shows the Exhibition Building, annexes, buildings used by the British Migrant Reception Centre and the gardens and streetscapes surrounding the Exhibition Building.
This is one of 959 photographs (or images) of the Exhibition Building collated by the Exhibition Trustees as a 10 volume pictorial history of the Exhibition Building spanning the years 1880 to 1985. The pictorial history was instigated by the centenary of the Exhibition Building in 1980 and forms part of a larger Royal Exhibition Building collection of documents, photographs, objects and research files.
Description of Content
An aerial view of the Exhibition Building showing the Great Hall, eastern and western annexes and British Migrant Reception Centre. Parts of Nicholson Street and buildings in Fitzroy can be seen in the background.
Physical Description
A black & white silver gelatin print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed caption below the photograph.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Images & Image Making, Royal Exhibition Building
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
THE ROYAL EXHIBITION BUILDING FROM NORTH-WEST 1956.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Buildings & grounds
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
240 mm (Width), 190 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Migration & Settlement, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees, Royal Exhibition Building: Migrant Reception Centre
