Summary
Black & white photograph of the northern room of the convention centre auditorium with the dividing wall closed, taken circa 1981. The convention centre was built during the redevelopment of the eastern annexe 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 of a large auditorium full of black plastic chairs. The stage can be seen on the right hand side of the photograph with a lecturn and 6 chairs.
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, 1981
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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 new annexe April 24th 1972 - March 7th 1973./ Convention centre divided; northern room capacity 350.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Convention centre
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
244 mm (Width), 171 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Interior Views, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
