Summary
Black & white photograph of the dome and stadium annexe of the Exhibition Building, April 1972. The eastern annexe was redeveloped between April 1972 and March 1973.
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 large car park with the dome of the Exhibition Building to the right hand side of the photograph. A row of trees obscure a view of the stadium annexe with the roof demolished.
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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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Jan 2000
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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
Master Plan Stage 4 - Development Old Eastern/ Annexe site Phase 2 - hidden behind plane trees is/ Stadium Annexe with roof demolished - 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
251 mm (Width), 200 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Car Parks, Construction Works, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
