Summary

Black & white photograph of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra speaking with two 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 black & white photographic print on a page of a photograph album. The image depicts Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra engaged in conversation with two young workmen involved in the construction of the Grollo Fountain, in front of the entrance to Centennial Hall, Royal Exhibition Buildings, on 1 October 1980. Her Royal Highness is talking with a workmen outside the left frame of the image, while two more workmen are standing in the crowd to her immediate right. Other members of the public are visible in the background, including two uniformed members of Victorian Police. There is a printed caption below the photograph.

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