Summary
Black & white photograph of the northern section of the western annexe of the Exhibition Building, taken in 1967. This view is from Rathdowne Street looking east at the Motor Registration Branch office and Exhibition Police Station. 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 northern section of the western annexe building with a portable building and car park in front of it and two palm trees.
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, 1967
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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-May 12th 1967./ Motor Registration Branch office and Exhibition Police Station March/ 1967 from Rathdowne Street looking east.
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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
250 mm (Width), 194 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Car Parks, Construction Works, Exterior Views, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1960-1969
