Summary
Black & white photograph of the central entrance to the eastern annexe and the VIP rooms of the Royale Ballroom, the director's garage, 'The Mews' in the foreground and roof of the northern section in the background.
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
View of the central entrance to the eastern annexe and the VIP rooms of the Royale Ballroom. The garage to the director's residency, 'The Mews', can be seen in the foreground. The roof of the northern section is being demolished in the background. Demolition works were carried out between the 16 and 28 September 1971.
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, Victoria, Australia, 1971
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Printed below photograph: Central entrance Eastern Annexe 1971. Foreground: / V.I.P. Rooms Royale Ballroom, Central Entrance, "The / Mews" (director's garage); roof of Northern Section is / being demolished. Demolition occupied the period / SEPTEMBER 16th-28th, 1971.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Eastern annexe
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
250 mm (Width), 160 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees, Royal Exhibition Building: Eastern Annexe, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1970-1979, Royal Exhibition Building: Royale Ballroom