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Photograph - Plaque Commemorating the Centenary of the Melbourne International Exhibition, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, circa 1980
Reg. No: MM 124356
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- Summary:
- Black & white photograph of a commemorative plaque, taken circa 1980. The plaque commemorates the centenary of the opening of the Exhibition Buildings for the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition on 1 October 1880, and was unveiled on the same date in 1980 by HRH Princess Alexandra.
This is one of 959 photographs (or images) of the Exhibition Building collated by the Exhibition Trustees as a 10 volume pictorial history of the Exhibition Building spanning the years 1880 to 1985. The pictorial history was instigated by the centenary of the Exhibition Building in 1980 and forms part of a larger Royal Exhibition Building collection of documents, photographs, objects and research files. - Description:
- A black & white silver gelatin print on a page of a photograph album. The image depicts the plaque commemorating the centennary of the opening of the Exhibition Buildings for the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition, unveiled by HRH Princess Alexandra on 1 October 1980. The Exhibition Chairman, Director and Trustees are named on the plaque. There is no caption below the photograph.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 191 mm (Height), 240 mm (Width) |
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| Tagged with: | exhibitions melbourne international 1880-1881, buildings, royal exhibition building, opening ceremonies, royal exhibition building trustees, royal exhibition building centenary of opening, royal exhibition building centennial hall |
| Themes this item is part of: | Images & Image Making Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Royal Exhibition Building Collection |
| Primary Classification: | ROYAL EXHIBITION BUILDING |
| Secondary Classification: | Commemorative Ceremonies |
| Tertiary Classification: | exhibition building centenary 1980 |
| Inscriptions: | H.R.H. PRINCESS ALEXANDRA,/ THE HONOURABLE MRS. ANGUS OGILVY/ ON 1ST OCTOBER 1980/ UNVEILED THIS PLAQUE TO COMMEMORATE THE/ CENTENARY ON THE OPENING OF/ THE EXHIBITION BUILDING FOR THE/ MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1880-81/ AND THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE/ CENTENNIAL HALL AND THE MELBOURNE/ INTERNATIONAL CENTENARY EXHIBITION 1980/ THE EXHIBITION TRUSTEES: F.R.G. STRICKLAND, O.B.E., CHAIRMAN/ K.L. CHRISTIAN R.D. DAVIDSON, O.B.E. CR. H. PAN/ CR. L. REES DR. E.E. WESTRBROOK CR. A.J. WATSON/ J.C. ELDEN, DIRECTOR |
| Format: | Photograph: Black & White |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Oct 1980 |
| Person Named: | Mr Ken Christian - Exhibition Trustees, 1 Oct 1980 |
| Person Named: | Councillor Leon Ress - Exhibition Trustees, 1 Oct 1980 |
| Person Named: | Rodney Davidson - Exhibition Trustees, 1 Oct 1980 |
| Person Named: | Councillor Hanna Pan - Exhibition Trustees, 1 Oct 1980 |
| Person Named: | Councillor A Watson - Exhibition Trustees, 1 Oct 1980 |
| Person Named: | Dr Eric Westbrook - National Gallery of Victoria, 1 Oct 1980 |
| Person Named: | Mr John Elden - Exhibition Building Trustees, 1 Oct 1980 |
| Person Named: | HRH Princess Alexandra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Oct 1980 |
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