Historical information
This item was originally hanging over the double doors inside the Billiard Room of the Soldiers Memorial Institute pre being a Museum in 1998. After the renovations to the SMI 2016 - 18 it was placed on the other side of the double doors in the foyer.
It is not clear when this item came to the SMI but it was many years prior to SMI becoming a museum.
Physical description
Very large framed black and white print of a painting of " The Landing of the Anzacs, 25th April, 1915" from original by Charles Dixon R.I 1915.
Title - Presented to White Hills Reading Room by Vernon Rymer ESQ, November 14th, 1921.
Frame - heavy timber, dark brown stain with gold painted inner edge, glass front.
Mount - Off white cardboard
Inscriptions & markings
Below print/painting - Block printing - title of painting " THE LANDING OF THE ANZACs 25 April 1915 , Presented to White Hills Reading Room by Vernon Rymer ESQ"