Umut Akguzel Photograph 442

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A photograph of damaged buildings on Tuam Street. USAR codes can be seen spray-painted on the glass and a ground-level window has been boarded up with plywood.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 441

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A damaged building on Lincoln Road. 'No go' has been spray-painted on the front window of the building and the brickwork of the upper front wall has collapsed onto the road.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 088

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A photograph of the house number spray-painted on one of the windows of 468 Oxford Terrace.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 11 (2)

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Volunteers setting up one of the painted pianos on the site of a demolished building. The piano has a Perspex and corrugated iron roof over it.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 131

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A photograph of a message spray-painted on the footpath of Gloucester Street near the entrance to Chancery Lane. The message reads, "No go past".

Umut Akguzel Photograph 163

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A photograph of a broken brick wall beside the Amuri Courts car park building on Armagh Street. USAR codes have been spray painted in yellow on the wall.

We Lived Here: Rees Street Photograph 5

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A photograph of a house at 7 Rees Street. The side of the house has been covered in plastic sheeting. Plywood has been used to board up the door. The number of the house has been spray-painted on the wall next to the door. The letterbox of the house next door also has its house number spray-painted on it.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 271

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Spray painted codes on the footpath.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 223

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A photograph of a severely-damaged building on Armagh Street. The building's facade has completely fallen away, and the bricks have fallen onto the footpath in front. USAR codes have been spray painted on an exposed wall.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 226

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Damaged shops on Manchester Street. The front wall of the top storey of these buildings has crumbled onto the street, crushing vehicles. Emergency personnel have spray painted the word "Clear" on the cars to indicate that they have been checked for trapped or injured people.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 346

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A photograph of the Canterbury Times and Star Building on Gloucester Street. Bricks and rubble can be seen on the footpath and USAR codes have been spray painted on the doors.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 392

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A photograph looking south down Colombo Street towards The Crossing. USAR codes have been spray painted on the glass doors of buildings to the left and bricks along the footpath have been upturned.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 340

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A photograph of a closed convenience store on Gloucester Street. The door has been boarded up and dead leaves litter the footpath. USAR codes can be seen spray painted to the footpath on the right.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 67

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A photograph of the front door of a store in the former Canterbury Times Building on Gloucester Street. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the front door.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 51

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A photograph of a block of shops on Worcester Street. USAR codes have been spray painted on the windows. Chairs, tables, and signs still sit outside the shops.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 16 (4)

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The aisle of 'The Night Club', Gap Filler's temporary cinema, painted onto the gravel of the vacant space. Currently it is white, but it will be painted red before opening time.

We Lived Here: Rees Street Photograph 4

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A photograph of a block of apartments at 2 Rees Street. The numbers of the apartments have been spray-painted on the walls in front.

Dan Neely WEMO Photograph 03

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A photograph of an earthquake damaged house in Christchurch. USAR codes have been spray painted on the front wall. A red sticker in the window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 130

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A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the front door of the Kosco Asian Supermarket on Gloucester Street. Broken glass has scattered across the footpath in front.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 393

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A photograph of shops on Colombo Street, closed after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. USAR codes have been spray painted on the doors of the stores and bricks along the footpath have been upturned.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 342

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Spray painted markings on a brick wall.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 143

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A photograph of the street number and apartment numbers at 440 Oxford Terrace spray-painted on the footpath in front. The street number is written as 466 but this is the incorrect number for this site. The photographer comments, "The numbers were spray-painted in front of all the properties in the Avon Loop in order to keep track of the property number after the mailboxes were lost or removed".

Umut Akguzel Photograph 467

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A photograph of One Big Sugar Bowl on High Street. USAR codes can be seen spray-painted on the window and a window pane to the left has been boarded up. Furniture remains on the street.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 466

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A photograph of One Big Sugar Bowl on High Street. USAR codes can be seen spray-painted on the window and a window pane to the left has been boarded up. Furniture remains on the street.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 141

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A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on Grenadier House on Madras Street. A red sticker taped to the glass above indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 347

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Codes spray-painted by the North Shore City Council rescue team on the driveway of a house in Dallington. The cement blocks of the driveway have lifted in the background, creating a cracked and uneven surface.

Jim Baltaxe WEMO Photograph 098

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a hotel in the Christchurch central city. Cordon tape has been placed across the entrance to the hotel and USAR codes have been spray-painted on the footpath outside.

Nic Johns and Mark Osborne WEMO Photograph 038

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A photograph of USAR codes spra-painted on the front doors of Dick Smith on Manchester Street. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that access to the building is restricted.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 63

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A photograph of rubble in a car park behind the Forsyth Barr building. The rubble is mostly made up of concrete staircases with messages spray-painted on the sides.

Kim Wright WEMO Photograph 003

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to Kim's Restaurant on Colombo Street. The gable on the left side of the building has crumbled, the bricks falling into The Painted Room next door.