Summary

Colour photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra speaking with workmen involved in the construction of the Grollo Fountain on the eastern side of Centennial Hall, Royal Exhibition Buildings, following the official centenary celebrations 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 colour photographic print on a page of a photograph album. The image depicts Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra talking with a group of young workmen, many wearing singlets, involved in the construction of the Grollo Fountain, in front of the entrance to Centennial Hall, Royal Exhibition Buildings, on 1 October 1980. A young boy wearing a red, white and black T-shirt is in the foreground with his eyes closed, while Her Royal Highness speaks with a young bearded man on the right of image. There is a printed caption below the photograph.

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