Summary
Colour photograph of the exterior of the Pickwick Inn in the Great Hall, taken in 1981. Pickwick Inn was a replica of a small English pub opened in the Great Hall on 6 June 1972. It was extended between April and May 1980 to provide fast food, confectionary and soft drinks.
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 of the Exhibition Building. The building is decorated as a small English pub.
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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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, Colour
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
PICKWICK INN GREAT HALL January 1981/ Showing extensions made between April 24th - May 20th 1980 and/ which provide fast food, confectionary and soft-drink services.
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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
247 mm (Width), 197 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Interior Views, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
