Summary
Black & white aerial photograph of the Royal Exhibition Building from south west, taken 6 April 1981. The photograph shows the Exhibition Building, eastern and western annexes, car parking and northern and southern sections of the Carlton Gardens.
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
An aerial view of the Royal Exhibition Building taken from south west. The building is surrounded by car parks full of cars. Part of Nicholson Street can be seen in the top, right-hand corner of the photograph, and part of Rathdowne street can be seen in the bottom left.
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, 1981
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
The Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne/ From South-west, April 6th 1981
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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
245 mm (Width), 195 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Car Parks, Gardens, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees