Summary
Black & white photograph of a performance in the organ gallery at the western extremity of the Great Hall of the Exhibition Building, 21 December 1907. The photograph shows Dame Nellie Melba and other dignitaries in the foreground with a large orchestra and choir extending back to the organ pipes.
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
A large group of people in front of the Grand Organ inside the Great Hall. The roof of the building can be seen with suspended lighting hanging from it.
Physical Description
A black & white silver gelatin print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed and handwritten 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, 1907
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Person Depicted
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Individuals Identified
MELBA, DAME NELLIE
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Removal of Grand Organ May 26th-August 27th 1965./ Organ Gallery with Dame Nellie Melba, choir and orchestra./ December 21st 1907.
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
240 mm (Width), 174 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Events, Organs, Performances, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
