Summary
Black & white photograph of rail tracks repurposed as garden edging in the rear garden of the Residency, April 1972.
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
A rail track running along a fence line with newly planted trees and shrubs between the tracks. A grassed area is on the right hand side of the photograph.
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, 1972
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
EXHIBITION TRANSPORTATION/ Same rail tracks used as border for shrubbery, rear garden of "The/ Residency" April 1972.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Buildings & grounds
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
239 mm (Width), 187 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Rail Transport, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
