Summary
Black & white photograph of the northern section of the eastern annexe of the Exhibition Building during 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
Mostly demolished northern section of eastern annexe viewed from the west. In the foreground is a small section of the northern car park with a few cars parked.
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./ Central section was part of the Australian War Memorial and Museum/ from after World War I until 1922. Apart from the period July 1st to/ September 30th 1946, when building was occupied by the RAAF,/ Melbourne office of the War Memorial was located here until September/ 15th 1971./ The White Ensign Club was in this wing from October 1st 1951 to March 29th 1971.
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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
242 mm (Width), 179 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Car Parks, Construction Works, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
