Summary
Black & white photograph of the interior of the Royale Ballroom, taken in 1952. The Royale Ballroom was upgraded in 1952.
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 ballroom with wooden floor, pylons run down both sides of the room. At the end of the room, in the centre of the photograph, is the stage with two large figures on either side.
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, 1952
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
ROYALE BALLROOM UPGRADE 1952/ The Royale Ballroom 1952 - 1978 was originally a machinery annexe./ In 1885 it became the Aquarium Hall and art gallery. Apart from/ the period of the Centennial Exhibition (1888-1889) it operated as such until 1919, when it became nurses quarters during an influenza/ epidemic. Retaining its previous role until 1926, it became a/ ballroom operated by Mr. H. Kleiner./ Above: Renovated main ballroom 1952.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Royale ballroom
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
255 mm (Width), 201 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Ballroom Dancing, Buildings, Dancing, Interior Views, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1950-1959, Racism
