Summary
This is a black & white postcard of the Exhibition Building, showing the southern facade with the lake in the foreground in 1907. The postcard, which is unused, was produced as a souvenir of the Australian Natives Association (ANA) Exhibition by the Calvert Engineering Company.
The Australian Natives Association (ANA) held ten displays at the Exhibition Building between 1905 and 1926.
The Australian Natives' Association was established in Melbourne in 1871 as a non-partisan and non-sectarian friendly society for Australian-born, white men seeking to shape Australia's nationhood and identity. The ANA was a strong advocate for Federation and became an advocate for White Australia. It was a staunch supporter of trade protection and immigration restriction, and Prime Minister Alfred Deakin was a member.
Physical Description
A black & white photograph of the Exhibition Building from south east with the lake in the foreground. Flags are flying atop the building and people are walking along the pathway. On the reverse of the card there is space to write a message, an address and to place a stamp. The card is unused.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Bet Pollach, 1996
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Publisher
Calvert Engineering Company, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1907
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1907
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Inscriptions
Obverse, text: Souvenir of/ The A.N.A. Exhibition 1907/ from The/ Calvert Eng. Coy./ Melbourne; EXHIBITION BUILDING./ MELBOURNE Reverse, text: POST CARD
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Overall Dimensions
137 mm (Width), 87 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Civic Mementoes, Exhibitions, Exterior Views, Postcards, Royal Exhibition Building, Souvenirs
