Summary

Black & white photograph of the northern section of the eastern annexe of the Exhibition Building, 30 August 1971. The northern section of the eastern annexe was demolished between August and September 1971. This photograph shows the Director's residency, War Museum store and White Ensign Club prior to redevelopment.

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

In the foreground is a car park with parked cars with a fence dividing the car park and the eastern annexe buildings. Mature trees grow on the western side of the fence in front of the residency and the annexe building.

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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