Summary
Colour photograph of former trustees Ted Best, Keith Nevin and Ken Christian engaged in conversation with Richard Meldrum at the 'At Home' celebration for Ken Christian and John Elden held at the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, on the evening of 18 May 1985.
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
Richard Meldrum at image right, with former Exhibition Trustees Ted Best, Keith Nevin and Ken Christian at the 'At Home' to Ken Christian and John Elden held at the Royal Exhibition Building on 18 May 1985.
Physical Description
A colour photographic print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed caption below the photograph.
Significance
The ten Exhibition Trustees' albums provide an invaluable visual record of past use, history, maintenance and restoration work of 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, 18 May 1985
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Person Depicted
Mr Ken L. Christian - Exhibition Trustees, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 May 1985
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Person Depicted
Mr Ted Best, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 May 1985
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Person Depicted
Mr Keith Nevin, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 May 1985
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Person Depicted
Mrs Colleen Meldrum, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 may 1985
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Inscriptions
AT HOME TO KEN CHRISTIAN AND JOHN ELDEN MAY 18TH 1985/ - FORMER TRUSTEES WITH RICHARD MELDRUM/ L. to R. TED BEST, KEITH NEVIN, KEN CHRISTIAN.
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
253 mm (Width), 202 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Dinners, Functions, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1980-1989, Social Functions