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Print - Alterations to the Queen Victoria Building (QVB) Sydney, 1918

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Unique IDA-00038468SeriesDemolition Books - Albums and Prints, 1900-1949Date13th August 1918Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - PrintNavigationSee Related Items for the Glass Plate Negative of this image.DescriptionLooking south from the entrance to the original ballroom showing the second floor steel beams and scaffolding in place with the pedestrian area being widened and the shop frontages being prepared to be moved back below the arched skylight glass roof. New shop frontage frames are leaning against the openings. In the foreground is a balustrade at the entrance to the former ballroom. Part of a sequence of photographs taken to record alterations to the building in 1917-1919. The Queen Victoria Building was built in the Romanesque Revival style between 1893 and 1898.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Author/creatorCity of SydneyPublisherCity of Sydney

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Numbering & quantity

Volume number23

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Address

Street number429-481Street nameGeorgeStreet typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification

Source system ID002\002554Alternative ID51/2331

Data quality

Authenticity & integrityThis is an original print image created by the Municipal Council of Sydney. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity.

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CollectionDemolition Books - PrintsOrganisationSydney City CouncilBoxCSA045389Related ItemsA-01000748 Glass Negative - Alterations to the Queen Victoria Building (QVB) Sydney, 1918Album - Demolition Books - Volume 23 - Construction progress, 1917-1920

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