Item MM 124398 Photograph - Centenary Day, Royal Exhibition Buildings, 1 Oct 1980

Summary

Black & white photograph showing Mr Robert Salzer, builder for Centennial Hall, and Mr J.H. McLuckie, architect for the Hall, at the reception held in Centennial Halll following the official centenary celebrations for the Royal Exhibition Buildings on 1 October 1980. The two men are accompanied by Mrs Robert Salzer, and Miss Julie Fanning.

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 the builder and architect of Centennial Hall, Mr Robert Salzer and Mr JH McLuckie respectively, in the board room of the Hall, following the official centenary ceremony for the Royal Exhibition Buildings on the 1 October 1980. They are accompanied by Mr Salzer's wife and Miss Julie Fanning, holding a glass of wine. There is a printed caption below the photograph.