Summary
Black & white photograph showing Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra signing a visitor's book in the board room of Centennial Hall following the official centenary celebrations for the Royal Exhibition Buildings on 1 October 1980. She is accompanied by Exhibition Trustees Director Mr JC Elden, while Trustee Chairman Mr Freeman Strickland OBE is engaged in conversation with Cr. R Meldrum in the background.
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 signing a visitors' book in the Exhibition Trustees board room in Centennial Hall, following the official centenary ceremony for the Royal Exhibition Buildings on the 1 October 1980. To her left stands Exhibition Trustee Mr JC Elden, indicating something on the page of the book, while in the background to Her Highness' right Exhibition Trustee Chairman Mr Freeman Strickland, holding a small box in his hand, is talking with Cr. R. Meldrum. 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, Greater 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 John C. Elden - Exhibition Building Trustees, 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
Councillor Richard Meldrum JP - Meldrum Burrows & Partners, 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/ In the board room: Her Royal Highness signs visitors book, L. to R.;/ Cr. R. Meldrum, Mr. F.R.G. Strickland, Her Royal Highness, Mr. J.C./ Elden.
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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), 191 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