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A compilation of short segments highlighting various Melbourne buildings. ‘Elizabeth Tower Motel’ showcasing the cantilever staircase; construction of the new ‘Allan’s Music’ building; a modern office building; Parliament House; St Vincent’s Hospital; demolition of a building on an unidentified site; footage of the intersection of Flinders and Swanston streets taken from Southbank showing the Federation Square site and surrounds before the Gas and Fuel towers were constructed and demolished; ornamental gates near St Paul’s Cathedral; ANZ Bank.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
315616
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Australia
History → Historic buildings - Australia
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy