Summary
Black & white photograph of the interior of the Royale Ballroom, taken in February 1975. The Royale Ballroom was upgraded in 1952 and the renovated again in 1975.
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 and there is carpet in the foreground. At the end of the room, in the centre of the photograph, is the stage. Windows can be seen on both the right and left of the photograph.
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, 1975
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
ROYALE BALLROOM UPGRADE 1975/ Between 1932 and 1952, known as the Palais Royale, ballroom was/ operated by Dennis Copley. It was completely renovated and new/ kitchens were installed in 1952. Re-named Royale Ballroom it was/ conducted by the Trustees until December 1974. The Dennis Group/ operated ballroom again fron 1975 until 1978./ Above: Renovated main ballroom February 1975.
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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
244 mm (Width), 190 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Interior Views, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees