Summary
Black & white photograph of the construction of the aerial link between the banquet hall (Princeton Room) and convention centre, taken 5 May 1977. The link was constructed 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
View along the partly constructed aerial link with the floor and sides under construction. Construction materials lay on the floor in the foreground.
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, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Linking Convention Centre and Banquet Hall (Princeton Room)/ February 4th - August 17th 1977./ Link towards convention centre July 21st 1977.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Convention centre
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
242 mm (Width), 180 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Building & Construction, Buildings, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
