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Photograph - Malaysian Exhibit, The Melbourne International Centenary Exhibition, Royal Exhibition Buildings, 1980
Reg. No: MM 124501
- Summary:
- Colour photograph of the Malaysian exhibit at the Melbourne International Centenary Exhibition held at the Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, between 23 September and 5 October 1980.
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 colour photographic print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed caption below the photograph.
- Description Of Content:
- Colour photograph depicting the Malaysian exhibit at the Melbourne International Centenary Exhibition held at the Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, between 23 September and 5 October 1980. In the foreground, two women are holding up an example of Malaysian textile work, while behind them on the wall are images of Malaysia and the slogan, 'Penang ... the holiday resort fort anyone up to a hundred!'
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 200 mm (Height), 250 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | centenaries, royal exhibition building, royal exhibition building trustees, royal exhibition building centenary of opening, exhibitions melbourne international centenary exhibition 1980, exhibitions melbourne international centenary 1980 |
| 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: | EXHIBITION CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS/ THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL CENTENARY EXHIBITION/ Malaysia's Exhibit - Great Hall. |
| Format: | Photograph: Colour |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1980 |
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