Summary
Colour postcard of the Exhibition Building showing the southern facade of the building with the lake in the foreground, circa 1905. The postcard, which is unused, was printed in Germany as part of the REM series. The Exhibition Building was built for the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition, which opened to visitors on 1 October 1880. On 9 May 1901, it hosted the opening of the First Commonwealth Parliament of Australia. By the early 20th century, picture postcards of the Exhibition Building were a popular Melbourne souvenir.
The division of the reverse of the postcard, allowing a message to be written on one half and the address on the other, was not permitted in Britain until 1902 and Australia until 1905.
Physical Description
A colour tinted photograph of the Exhibition building showing the southern facade with trees and the lake in the foreground. The sky at the top of the card and its reflection in the water at the bottom are bright blue. On the reverse of the card at the top, centre, is the manufacturers mark. There is space to write a message, an address and to place a stamp. The card is unused.
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Publisher
R.E.M., Germany, circa 1905
The division of the reverse of the postcard, allowing a message to be written on one half and the address on the other, was not permitted in Britain until 1902 and Australia until 1905. -
Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1905
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Inscriptions
Obverse, text: Exhibition Building Melbourne. Reverse, text: POST CARD; R.E.M.; Correspondence to be written here; Address only here; Printed in Germany.
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Overall Dimensions
138 mm (Width), 88 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Civic Mementoes, Exterior Views, Postcards, Royal Exhibition Building, Souvenirs
