Summary
This is a black & white postcard of the Exhibition Building, showing the southern facade with trees and the lake in the foreground, circa 1910. The postcard is unused.
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 black & white photograph of the Exhibition Building, showing the southern facade, trees and the lake in the foreground. There is a narrow white border around the photograph and the title at the bottom. 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
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Sep 1991
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Place & Date Made
Australia, circa 1910
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 1910
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Inscriptions
Obverse, text: EXHIBITION BUILDING MELBOURNE Reverse, text: POST CARD; CORRESPONDENCE; ADDRESS; PLACE/ STAMP/ HERE/ A20
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Overall Dimensions
136 mm (Width), 87 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Civic Mementoes, Exterior Views, Postcards, Royal Exhibition Building, Souvenirs
