[Auckland War Memorial Museum, exterior]

1920s

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand

Inscriptions on the West side of the museum above a fountain, commemorating WWI engagements in Palestine, with Palestine 1916-1918 written above list of battles. High-relief urn at top.

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Title: [Auckland War Memorial Museum, exterior]
Date Published: 1920s
Location: Auckland War Memorial Museum
Physical Dimensions: 16.2 × 23.3 cm
Type: Photographic print
Rights: No known copyright restrictions
External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
Support: Paper
Depicted Location: Auckland War Memorial Museum
Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
Process: Silver gelatin DOP
Notes: Michael Keith Draffin of Grierson, Aimer & Draffin, architects for the 1920s building, won the design competition in September 1922; Rodney F. Draffin, architect, his son, collaborated with him on the 1960s extension.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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