Summary
A black & white photograph of the construction of Centennial Hall, taken from Gate 4 Nicholson Street on 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.
Physical Description
A black & white silver gelatin print on a page of a photograph album. The image shows Centennial Hall taken from Gate 4 on Nicholson Street in its final stages of construction, with the exterior glass panel cladding being installed by workman on scaffolding. The dome of the Exhibition Building is visible above the Hall. 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, 1 Sep 1980
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Master Plan Stage 6./ Construction Centennial Hall August 27th, 1979 - September 30th, 1980/ - from Gate 4 Nicholson Street, 1 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
242 mm (Width), 184 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Construction, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
