Summary
Black & white photograph of the unveiling of a plaque commemorating 100 years of administration of the Royal Exhibition Buildings by the Exhibition Trustees, by the Exhibition Trustees Chairman, Mr Freeman Strickland OBE, on 30 September 1981.
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
Unveiling of a bronze plaque commemorating 100 years of administration of the Royal Exhibition Buildings by the Exhibition Trustees on the 30 September 1981. Present are the Premier of Victoria, the Hon LHS Thompson and Mr Freeman Strickland OBE, Chairman of the Exhibition Trustees, standing either sied of the plaque immediately after its unveiling by Strickland.
Physical Description
A black & white silver gelatin print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed caption below the photograph.
Significance
Ten photographic albums maintained by the Exhibition Trustees' provide an invaluable visual record of the history, use, changes and restoration of the 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, 30 Sep 1981
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Person Depicted
Mr Freeman "Free" R. Strickland OBE - Exhibition Building Trustees, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 Sep 1981
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Person Depicted
Honourable Lindsay H. Thompson - Victorian Government, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 Sep 1981
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
CENTENARY OF TRUST ADMINISTRATION - SEPTEMBER 30th, 1981/ The Honourable L.H.S. Thompson, C.M.G., M.P., Premier of Victoria and/ the Chairman F.R.G. Strickland after unveiling of commemorative plaque.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, General history
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
241 mm (Width), 182 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Commemorations, Parliament Houses, Plaques, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees, Victorian State Premiers