Summary
Black & white photograph of the demolished northern section of the eastern annexe of the Exhibition Building, 1971. In this photograph the White Ensign Club section of the building has been demolished to reveal the rear of the Director's residence. 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
Demolished northern section of eastern annexe viewed from north west. In the foreground is bricks and rubble with the southern section of the eastern annexe in the middle ground.
Physical Description
A black & white silver gelatin print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed caption below the photograph.
Significance
The Exhibition Trustees' album containing this photograph provides an invaluable visual record of past maintenance and restoration work undertaken on the Royal Exhibition Buildings prior to the building being recognised with a World Heritage Listing in 2004.
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, circa 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./ Photograph west shows demolition of White Ensign Club and reveals rear/ of "The Residency" Director's residence - September 20th 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
244 mm (Width), 171 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Construction Works, Demolition Equipment, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1970-1979