A black and white historic photograph of customers shopping in T. Armstrong and Co., [ca. 1930].
A black and white historic photograph of the exterior of the Union Centre Building, T. Armstrong and Co, [ca. 1930].
A black and white historic photograph of Father Christmas waving to crowds from a float outside Armstrong & Co., [ca. 1930].
A black and white historic photograph of the intersection of Colombo and High Streets, with the Fishers' building visible on the left, [ca. 1884].
A black and white historic photograph of the corner of Lichfield and High Streets, ca. 1910-19, with the Fisher's Building visible on the left.
A black and white historic photograph looking along Manchester Street, showing the building of the NZ Express Company, customs, shipping and forwarding agents (ca. 1910-1929).
A black and white historic photograph of the public viewing the 1931 election results posted on The Press building, taken ca. 1931 by The Press (Christchurch).
A black and white historic photograph of Tuam Street, ca. 1884, with the Odeon Theatre on the right and White's Furnishing Warehouse visible in the distance.
A black and white historic photograph of the reconstruction of Armstrong & Co., a major department store on the corner of Colombo and Armagh Streets, [ca. 1930].
A black and white historic photograph of John Anderson and his foreman, Mr A. Kirk, standing outside the foundry at the back of the Andersons' building, [ca. 1900].
A black and white historic photograph of the south end of the Lyttelton Times Building prior to its extension in 1902-3, viewed from Cathedral Square, [ca. 1885].
A banner reading, "Rise Up Christchurch", flying above the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.
AIRCDRE Howse, CDRE Wayne Burroughs and AVM Peter Stockwell at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.
Members of the public singing "How Great Thou Art" at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.
The stage party singing 'How Great Thou Art" at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.
CPL Willie Apiata shaking the hand of a Police Officer at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.
A scanned copy of a black and white photograph of the He-Ne Continuous Gas Laser used in David Lockwood's MSc research at the University of Canterbury. David says, "The experiments in the Thesis were aimed at examining the effects of sound waves on colloids, which are very small particles that are found in clays for example (for more details see page 181 of http://www.cap.ca/PiC-PaC/static/downloads/1efdc1f3784b85c1a1b33e396b91ee8aef2072c5.pdf ). In fact, I was looking at nanoparticles of matter, which preceded the emergence of nanotechnology as a field of research by more than two decades. I needed a suitable light source to probe the alignment of the nanoparticles in the ultrasonic sound field. At that time the laser had just been invented and I realized that this was the ideal light source for my experiment. I then proceeded to construct the first home-built laser in New Zealand. This laser - a He-Ne continuous-wave gas laser - operated at 632.8 nm (in the red). This laser, over a metre long, is shown in the black-and-white photo. There were lot of problems to be overcome, but eventually, with invaluable help from Dr. Tom Seed (my MSc supervisor) and Dr. Rod Syme, I had it working".
