Summary
Black & white photograph of HRH Princess Alexandra engaged in conversation with Exhibition Trustees Deputy Chairman, Mr KL Christian, upon arrival out the front of Centennial Hall at the Royal Exhibition Buildings, taken on the occasion of the centenary of the Buildings on 1 October 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 photographic print on a page of a photograph album. The image depicts HRH Princess Alexandra talking with Exhibition Trustees Deputy Chairman, Mr KL Christian, upon arrival out the front of Centennial Hall at the Royal Exhibition Buildings, taken on the occasion of the centenary of the Buildings on 1 October 1980. Mrs Christian stands on the far left of the image in a patterned dress and hat with netting, to her left stands her husband, Mr KL Christian and to the left of Her Royal Highness stands the Exhibition Trustees Chairman, Mr Freeman Strickland, OBE. In the background behind Her Royal Highness are the Lord Mayor, Councillor John Woodruff, the Lady Mayoress, and HRH's husband, the Hon Angus Ogilvy. 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, 1 Oct 1980
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Person Depicted
HRH Princess Alexandra, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Oct 1980
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Person Depicted
Mr Ken L. Christian - Exhibition Trustees, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Oct 1980
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Person Depicted
Mrs Mary Christian, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Oct 1980
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Person Depicted
Mr Freeman "Free" R. Strickland OBE - Exhibition Building Trustees, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Oct 1980
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Person Depicted
Right Honourable John W. Woodruff - Lord Mayor, City of Melbourne, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Oct 1980
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Person Depicted
Mrs John W. Woodruff, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Oct 1980
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Person Depicted
Honourable Angus J. Ogilvy, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Oct 1980
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
CENTENARY DAY OCTOBER 1ST 1980/ Her Royal Highness speaks with Deputy Chairman, Mr. K.L. Christian; L. to R. Mrs. Christian, Mr. Christian, The Lady Mayoress, The Rt. Hon./ The Lord Mayor Councillor Woodruff, Mrs. Strickland, Hon. Angus/ Ogilvy, Her Royal Highness, Mr. F.R.G. Strickland.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Commemorative ceremonies, Exhibition building centenary 1980
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
239 mm (Width), 188 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Centenaries, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Opening Ceremonies, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees, Royal Exhibition Building: Centenary of Opening, Royal Exhibition Building: Centennial Hall