Summary
Leather-bound presentation album containing 51 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.
This album was presented to Mrs LL Smith (Marion Jane Higgins) on her wedding day, 15 May 1883, by John Hanlon Knipe. John Hanlon Knipe, a member of the Manufacturer's Association, was the 'self-proclaimed' originator of the idea for an International Exhibition in Melbourne. Marion Jane Higgins was Dr Louis Lawrence Smith's second wife. Smith, a well known entrepreneurial medical practitioner and politician, was the first Trustee of the Exhibition Building.
Physical Description
Red leather covered photograph album with decorative gold tooled border and gold tooled lettering in centre of front cover. Inside, 51 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. The first page contains a photographic portrait of John Hanlon Knipe and a hand written inscription.
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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Place & Date of Event
Museum Collection, Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Presented To
Mrs Louis L. Smith, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 May 1883
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Presented By
Mr John H. Knipe, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 May 1883
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Inscriptions
Front cover: VICTORIA EXHIBITION 1880-81/PRESENTED TO/MRS L.L. SMITH/ON HER WEDDING DAY MAY 15TH 1883/BY J.H. KNIPE O.M.I.E First page, handwritten: This album contains a complete set of photographic views representing the exterior and the various courts of the interior of the Victorian International Exhibition held at Melbourne 1880-81. Signed J.H.Knipe This album is also a facsimile of the one presented to H.M. Queen 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
320 mm (Length), 405 mm (Width), 45 mm (Depth), 320 mm (Height)
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References
On Knipe, see Dunstan, D. 'Victorian Icon', 1996, p24-25. On Ludovico Hart see: The Aust'n Photographic Journal, March 20 1896, p56.
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Keywords
Albums, Buildings, Exhibitions, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Exterior Views, Interior Views, Keepsakes, Personal Effects, Photo Albums, Photography, Royal Exhibition Building, World Fairs, Weddings
