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Photograph - Eastern Annexe from Nicholson Street, Exhibition Building, Melbourne, 1928
Reg. No: MM 124875
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- Summary:
- Black & white photograph of the Eastern Annexe in 1928. The Northern section was demolished between 31 Aug and 30 Sept 1971 as Stage 3 of the Master Plan. The Southern section was demolished between the 5 Mar and 1 May 1979 as Stage 6 of the Mastern Plan.
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. There is a printed caption below the photograph.
- Description Of Content:
- Photograph depicts view from the eastern side of Nicholson Street looking at main entrance of the eastern annexe in 1928. The Palais Royale ballroom can be seen to the left of the main entrance and the "The Residency" building and War Memorial to the right. A car can be seen driving past in the left hand corner.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 185 mm (Height), 241 mm (Width) |
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| Tagged with: | exhibitions melbourne international 1880-1881, buildings, royal exhibition building, royal exhibition building trustees, royal exhibition building history of events 1900-1949, royal exhibition building eastern annexe |
| 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: | Building & Infrastructure |
| Tertiary Classification: | eastern annexe |
| Inscriptions: | Printed below photograph: Old Eastern Annexe 1928: At left, Palais Royale: Centre, / Central Entrance; At right, "The Residency" and War / Memorial. Northern Section demolished August 31st - / September 30th, 1971 as Stage 3 of Master Plan. / Southern Section demolished March 5th - May 1st, 1979 / as Stage 6 of Master Plan. |
| Format: | Photograph: Black & White |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1928 |
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