Summary
Leather-bound presentation album containing sixty-one monochrome gold-toned photographs by Ludovico Hart of exterior and interior views of the Melbourne International Exhibition, held at the Exhibition Building between 1 October 1880 - 30 April 1881.
The album was commissioned by the Exhibition Trustees and presented to Thomas B. Hill who was the Assistant Secretary of the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition.
Physical Description
Black leather covered photograph album with decorative gold tooled border and gold tooled lettering in centre of front cover. Inside, 61 monochrome, gold toned photographic plates showing exterior and interior views of the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition, held at the Exhibition Building. Each photograph is mounted on heavy buff coloured card and has a simple black line border with a title beneath the photograph.
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), Sep 1991
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Photographer
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Presented To
Mr Thomas B. Hill - Melbourne Commission, 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Place & Date Depicted
Museum Collection, Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880 or later
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Printer
Victorian Government Printing Office, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Inscriptions
Front cover: THOMAS B. HILL,/ASSISTANT SECRETARY Fly leaf: MELBOURNE/INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION./1880/GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA.
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Classification
Public events, Melbourne international exhibition 1880, Photograph albums
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
365 mm (Length), 450 mm (Width), 80 mm (Depth)
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References
On Ludovico Hart see: The Aust'n Photographic Journal, March 20 1896, p56.
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Keywords
Albums, Buildings, Civic Mementoes, Exhibitions, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Exterior Views, Interior Views, Keepsakes, Medal Presentations, Photo Albums, Photography, Public Ceremonies, Royal Exhibition Building, World Fairs
