Summary
Black & white photograph of the stadium annexe of the Exhibition Building with the roof removed, taken 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
View looking south east across the stadium annexe with the roof removed. Parts of Fitzroy and many trees can be seen in the background.
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./ First section of new annexe. Demolition of stadium annexe April 9th - 21st 1972. Removal of roof 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
241 mm (Width), 195 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Construction Works, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
