Summary
Black & white photograph of the western section of the northern car park, previously the site of the western annexe, taken in 1977. The photograph shows the car park full of cars and an amenities block in the middle.
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
Large asphalted car park full of cars with a few trees dispersed throughout and Rathdowne St in the background. The southern section of the western annexe can be seen on the left hand side of the photograph.
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, 1977
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Master Plan Stage 2 - Development old western annexe site northern/ section March 9th-May12th 1967./ The scene July 1977 - now the western section of northern car park./ Rathdowne Street and St. George's Church in background.
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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
242 mm (Width), 190 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Car Parks, Construction Works, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
