Summary
Black & white photograph of Pickwick Inn in the Great Hall, taken in 1972. Pickwick Inn was a replica of a small English pub opened in the Great Hall on 6 June 1972.
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 view of a building on the ground floor of the Great Hall. The building is decorated in the style of a small English pub.
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
PICKWICK INN GREAT HALL 1972/ The inn, a replica of a small English pub was opened on June 6th 1972./ It up-graded considerably the liquor booth atmosphere previously found/ within the building./ Above: external view.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Great hall
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
243 mm (Width), 183 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Interior Views, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
