Summary
Colour photograph of Ratskeller and the media lounge inside the western annexe of the Royal Exhibition Building during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, circa October 1981. Ratskeller was moved from the east end of the western annexe to the northern wall between 24 November 1980 and 1 May 1981 to provide additional exhibition space.
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
View of the inside the western annexe. In the foreground is two men sitting at a table in the media lounge. Ratskeller is on the furthest wall.
Physical Description
A chromogenic photographic print on paper on the 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, Colour
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
C.H.O.G.M. SEPTEMBER 30TH - OCTOBER 7TH 1981/ Media Lounge - Western Annexe.; "Ratskeller" in new location during C.H.O.G.M.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Views interior
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
253 mm (Width), 190 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Interior Views, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
