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. Former RAAF and RAF servicemen share drinks while standing around the plaque, still mounted on its unveiling easel.
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 former RAAF and RAF 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.
Significance
The Exhibition Trustees' album containing this photograph provides an invaluable visual record of past maintenance and restoration work undertaken on the Royal Exhibition Buildings prior to the building being recognised with a World Heritage Listing in 2004.
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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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Jan 2000
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 Mar 1981
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Printed caption below photograph: COMMEMORATION OF OCCUPATION OF BUILDING AND/ GROUNDS BY R.A.A.F. DURING WORLD WAR II/ L. to R.: B.H. Pascoe, son of Flt. Lt. B.H. Pascoe, former C.O. No.1 S.T.T. (1945), N.H. Gledhill, Ex-R.A.F., R.J. Duffin, Ex-R.A.A.F. (Parking Assistant), A.R.J. McVittie, Ex.-R.A.F.,/ Executive Assistant, W.F. Toner, Ex-R.A.A.F. (Maintenance Painter)
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Australian military forces
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
244 mm (Width), 167 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Air Forces, Commemorations, Plaques, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees, World War II, 1939-1945