Summary
Black & white photograph of the interior construction of Centennial Hall, taken from the north-east corner of the hall 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 is taken from the north-eastern corner of Centennial Hall in the final month of construction, though the signs of continuing work are still visible. Scaffolding can be seen in the background while the floor of the hall is littered with construction material. 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, 1880-1881
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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 North-East 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
242 mm (Width), 184 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Demolition Equipment, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees