The Hocken Library (now known as Hocken Collections) was first housed in a wing of the Otago Museum. The text on the back of the photo states that it is a - 'View of the Hocken Library from Great King Street'.
Lower right (l.r.) in ballpoint pen: Hotere 3-69; l.l. in ink: A day at Murdering Beach with Dibble and Maree; verso labelled: Reserved Rodney Kennedy.
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: Maroon/olive drawing for Black Paintings 69 Hotere; verso original mount in pencil: Maroon & olive drawing for Black Painting Hotere; verso in red crayon: 34.
Margin below image right in ballpoint pen: Hotere ’69; verso: [pencil drawing of profile scored out in ballpoint pen and second smaller version alongside]; u.l. in ballpoint pen: With love from Warren & Kere.
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: Working drawing for Stations of the Cross. Hotere; l.c. in ballpoint pen: Jeffrey Harris, 9 Cashmere View Rd, Christchurch; through image: [numerals & colour notes].
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: Working drawings for Black Paintings. Hotere ’69; C. in red fibre tipped pen: delete; l.c. in red fibre tipped pen: All is black and there is no black? (Suzuki).
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: Working drawings for Black Paintings. Hotere ’65; l.c. in pencil: Drawings for black paintings. Zero is round, zero is black, zero is zero; u.c. in pencil: too small - zero is round; l.l. in pencil: crap; l.l. in…