Summary

Black & white photograph of the site of the demolished northern section of the western annexe of the Exhibition Building, taken in 1967. This view is from Rathdowne Street looking east across the site. 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

Large car parking site with centre section (being the previous site of the northern section of the western annexe) ready for preparation as a car park. The southern section of the northern annexe can be seen on the right hand side of the photograph and the eastern annexe 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.

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