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Exhibition Building [B 3908] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Amidst bunting, pomp and ceremony a large crowd is in attendance for the laying of the foundation stone for the Exhibition building. It was designed by architects Withall and Wells, to house the Exhibition in celebration of Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887. The stone does not appear to be placed in the foundations proper as the basements are already completed. Dignitaries are standing on a dais where the ceremony is taking place and the actual stone can be seen in the centre of the view. In the foreground uniformed police, mounted and on foot are in attendance and there is a uniformed guard (police or military) wearing white helmets. A sign in front of the construction site reads "No admittance except on business". [On back of photograph] 'Laying foundation stone, Jubilee Exhibition'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 23.8 cm x 19.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1886

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of Exhibition Building Collection

Subject

Jubilee Exhibition Building (Adelaide, S.A.) -- Design and construction
Jubilee Exhibition Building (Adelaide, S.A.)
Crowds -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Historic buildings -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

11/05/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,116 x 2,498 pixels (7.8 MP)

Size

23.39 MB

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