Summary
This is a colour postcard of the southern facade of the Exhibition Building pre 1905. The postcard, which in unused, was possibly made by Robert Jolley of Melbourne.
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 Australia until 1905.
Physical Description
A colour tinted photograph of the Exhibition Building showing a view of the south east corner of the building with the lake in the foreground. The card is tinted in pinks, blues and greens to reflect a sunset on the building. The photograph is surrounded by a grey border with a title below the image. On the reverse of the card 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
Robert Jolley, Australia, pre 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, pre 1905
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Inscriptions
Obverse, text: Exhibition Building, Melbourne. Reverse, text: Post Card; THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE.; PLACE/ POSTAGE/ STAMP/ HERE.
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Overall Dimensions
140 mm (Width), 89 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Civic Mementoes, Exterior Views, Postcards, Royal Exhibition Building, Souvenirs
