Summary
Black & white photograph of the northern section of the eastern annexe of the Exhibition Building prior to demolition, 1971. The northern section of the eastern annexe was demolished between August and September 1971.
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
Northern section of eastern annexe viewed from the west. In the foreground is the northern car park with a few cars parked and a crane in front of the building.
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, 1971
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Master Plan - Stage 3 - Development old eastern annexe site northern/ section August 31st - September 30th 1971./ Building constructed 1879-80 was first used as a machinery annexe for/ international fairs of 1880-81 and 1888-89. Northern section was/ secretary's residence from 1890 until 1927. On May 21st 1940 this area/ became a youth centre operated here until June 1st 1942 when building/ was occupied by the RAAF. Youth centre re-opened on May 3rd 1946/ until March 19th 1951.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Eastern annexe
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
240 mm (Width), 177 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Car Parks, Construction Works, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
