Summary
Black & white photograph of the foyer and small hall of the Royale Ballroom, taken in 1952. 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
A view through plush curtains to a room with lounges and bench style seats. In the foreground the wooden floorboards of the ballroom can be seen.
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, paper base, Silver gelatin print, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
ROYALE BALLROOM 1952/ Foyer and small hall looking towards Nicholson Street.
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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
243 mm (Width), 191 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
