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View from Town Hall, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), Druitt and George Streets Sydney, 1898
Main entrance, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), York Street Sydney, 1898
Ground floor interior, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898
First floor interior of Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898
Ground floor interior of Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898
Arches supporting the main dome, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898
First floor interior, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898
Ground floor interior, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898
First floor interior, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898
Second floor interior, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898.
Ground floor interior, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George and York Streets Sydney, 1898
Barrel vault roof, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898
Upper levels and dome, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898
The main dome under construction, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898
Goods lift, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898

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Queen Victoria Building Photograph Album, 1898

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Queen Victoria Building (QVB)

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McRae, George

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Album - Queen Victoria Building Photographs, 1898

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Unique IDA-01205174SeriesQueen Victoria Building Photograph Album, 1898Alternative titleAlbum - Queen Victoria Markets, 1898DateBetween 1st January 1898 and 31st December 1898Date qualifieryear onlyFormatPhotograph - AlbumDescriptionThis album contains a series of black and white photographic prints of the Queen Victoria Building taken in 1898. They were created by the City Architect and Building Surveyors Department I (AG-0078).

The photographs were taken by Austin Cockerton and show interior and exterior views of the building. The prints were placed in an album which was presented to the Architect, George McRae, on the occasion of the official opening of the building on 21 July 1898, by the Phippard Brothers, who built the building. The album, containing 15 prints, was donated by the children of George McRae. The Mitchell Library holds an identical set.LanguageEnglish (eng)Author/creatorCity Architect and Building Surveyors Department I Photographer: Austin CockertonDigitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Number of pages15

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Colour depthGrayscaleDimensions (free text)Album: 260 x 310mm; Photographs: 210 x 160mmImage aspectLandscape

Building Information

Extant buildingYesBuilding nameQueen Victoria Building (QVB)ArchitectMcRae, GeorgeHeritage statusState heritage register

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

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Authenticity & integrityThis photograph album was donated. The family provided information to the City Archives when the album was acquired. It has formed the basis of the descriptive information added by volunteers and City of Sydney staff.

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CollectionQueen Victoria Building (QVB)PersonMcRae, GeorgeBoxCSA119134

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View from Town Hall, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), Druitt and George Streets Sydney, 1898

Main entrance, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), York Street Sydney, 1898

Ground floor interior, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898

First floor interior of Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898

Ground floor interior of Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898

Arches supporting the main dome, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898

First floor interior, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898

Ground floor interior, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898

First floor interior, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898

Second floor interior, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898.

Ground floor interior, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George and York Streets Sydney, 1898

Barrel vault roof, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898

Upper levels and dome, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898

The main dome under construction, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898

Goods lift, Queen Victoria Market Building (QVB), George Street Sydney, 1898

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