Summary
Black & white photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra standing with Exhibition Trustees Chairman Mr Freeman Strickland OBE and the Victorian Premier, Rupert 'Dick' Hamer, on the temporary dais at the eastern entrance to the Royal Exhibition Buildings as part of the centenary celebrations.
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 Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra standing with Exhibition Trustees Chairman Mr Freeman Strickland OBE and the Premier, Rupert 'Dick' Hamer'. 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 Freeman "Free" R. Strickland OBE - Exhibition Building Trustees, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Oct 1980
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Person Depicted
Sir Rupert J. Hamer AC,KCMG, ED - Victoria: Premier's Office, 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/ The Official Party leaves Dais: L. to R.; The Premier, Hon., R.J. Hamer,/ Her Royal Highness, Mr. 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
240 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, Victorian State Premiers
