Summary
Black & white photograph of the demolition of the Director's Office as part of the development of the eastern annexe, taken March 1977. The second section of the eastern annexe was redeveloped between February and August 1977.
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 the eastern annexe with part demolished. In the foreground a piece of corrugated iron 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, 1977
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Format
Photograph, paper base, Silver gelatin print, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Master Plan Stage 5 - Development old eastern annexe Phase 3./ Second section new annexe February 4th 1977./ Demolition of Director's office March 1st 1977.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Buildings & grounds
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
240 mm (Width), 180 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Building & Construction, Buildings, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
