Item MM 124519 Photograph - Commemoration of 40th Anniversary of Occupation of Royal Exhibition Buildings by the RAAF, 17 Mar 1981

Summary

Black & white photograph following the unveiling of a commemorative plaque by Air Commodore PJ Reed, DFC, RAAF, on 17 March 1981, in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the occupation of the Royal Exhibition Building's and grounds by the RAAF from 1940-46. Exhibition Trustees Chairman Mr Freeman Strickland OBE and Trustees Director Mr John Elden are accompanied by former RAAF servicemen.

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.

Description of Content

Black & white photograph depicting Exhibition Trustees Chairman Mr Freeman Strickland OBE, Trustees Director Mr John Elden and former RAAF servicemen having drinks following the unveiling of a commemorative plaque on the 17 March 1981 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the RAAF occuping the Royal Exhibition Buildings and grounds from 1940-46.

Physical Description

A black & white silver gelatin print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed caption below the photograph.