Summary
Black & white photograph of the construction of Centennial Hall with scaffolding still in place, taken 1 September 1980. Centennial Hall was constructed between August 1979 and September 1980.
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 Centennial Hall from the south, with scaffolding still in place but most of the mirrored windows installed. In the foreground is a car park with parked cars.
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, 1980
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Master Plan Stage 6./ Construction of Centennial Hall from South 1st September, 1980.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Centennial hall
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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), 195 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Building & Construction, Buildings, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
