Summary
Black & white photograph of the northern section of the western annexe of the Exhibition Building most of which has been demolished, taken in 1967. The northern section of the western annexe was demolished between March and May 1967.
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
The remaining portion of the northern section of the western annexe is in the middleground of the photograph with two trees and a parking area with cars in the foreground and Rathdowne Street and part of the northern Carlton Gardens 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
-
Collection Names
-
Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Images & Image Making, Royal Exhibition Building
-
Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1967
-
Format
Photograph, paper base, Silver gelatin print, Black & White
-
Language
English
-
Inscriptions
Master Plan Stage 2 - Development old western annexe site northern/ section March 9th-May 12th 1967./ Third stage of demolition.
-
Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Buildings & grounds
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Image Dimensions - Photograph
247 mm (Width), 192 mm (Height)
-
Keywords
Buildings, Car Parks, Construction Works, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
