Summary
Black & white photograph of the northern wall of the western annexe, taken in March 1962. The photograph shows a construction area in front of the northern wall. The southern section of the western annexe was demolished between March and May 1962.
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
Construction site with small piles of earth and a tradesman's trailer in front of a building.
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, 1962
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Master Plan Stage I - Development old western annexe southern/ section March 26th 1962-January 30th 1963./ Northern wall March 1962.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Construction
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
243 mm (Width), 175 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Building & Construction, Building Sites, Buildings, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
