Summary
Black & white photograph of the Royale Ballroom demolished, taken from Gate 4 on Nicholson Street, 18 April 1979. The Royale Ballroom was demolished between March and May 1979.
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 across a car park to the Exhibition Building and the site of the Royale Ballroom after demolition. There is a crane in the centre of the photograph and the dome of the Exhibition Building can be seen in the background.
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, 1979
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Master Plan Stage 6 - Demolition of Royale Ballroom March 5th - May/ 1st 1979 - Ballroom from Gate 4 Nicholson Street - April 18th 1979.
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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), 181 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Building & Construction, Buildings, Car Parks, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
