Summary
Official Record for the Centennial International Exhibition held at the (Royal) Exhibition Building in Melbourne from 1 August 1888 to 31 January 1889. The book describes exhibition events, national courts with a listing of exhibits, and prize winners.
The Centennial International Exhibition celebrated 100 years of British settlement and surpassed the grand scale of the1880 Melbourne International Exhibition, attracting over two million visitors (Approximately 69% of the colony's population at the time).
Physical Description
Dark brown leather bound hard copy of the Official Record of the above exhibition, with gold impressed coat of arms and lettering on front cover. The pages are gilt edged. Approx 1137 pages. Inside, a full catalogue of all items exhibited interspersed with lithographs of the interior of the Exhibition halls.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Sep 1991
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Printer
Sands & McDougall, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
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Place & Date of Event
Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Aug 1888 - 31 Jan 1889
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Inscriptions
Front cover: CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION/ Melbourne/ 1888-9/OFFICIAL RECORD. Spine: OFFICIAL RECORD/CENTENNIAL/INTERNATIONAL/EXHIBITION/MELBOURNE/ 1888-9.
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Classification
Public events, Melbourne centennial exhibition 1888, Reference materials
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Type of item
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Exhibition Collection Management
60 mm (Length), 175 mm (Width), 250 mm (Height)
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overall dimensions
16 mm (Length), 60 mm (Width), 240 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Advertising, Commerce, Exhibitions, Exhibitions: Melbourne International Centennial, 1888-1889, Publications, Royal Exhibition Building, World Fairs
