Summary
Black & white panoramic vista comprised of two photographs of the Exhibition Buildings from an elevated vantage point on the eastern side of Nicholson Street looking west, showing the eastern nave, the French fountain in the court in front of it, the Palais Royale in the Building's eastern annexe and the director's residence, taken in 1938.
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 comrpised of two images joined together to form a single panoramic print on a page of a photograph album. The image is taken from an elevated vantage point on the eastern side of Nicholson Street, probably from the one of the Royal Terraces, looking west, showing the eastern nave, the French fountain in the court in front of it, the Palais Royale in the Building's eastern annexe and 'The Residency' - the director's residence - as it appeared in 1938. A sign can be seen at the main Nicholson Street entrance for the Palais Royale. 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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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1938
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
NICHOLSON STREET FRONTAGE 1938/ Palais Royale and "The Residency".
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Palais royale
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
298 mm (Width), 80 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Melbourne Landmarks, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees