Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 046

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Damage to a commercial building. The brick parapets have collapsed, crushing the awning below.

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 129

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The footpath in front of a building on Williams Street. As the building subsided it took part of the path with it. This gives an idea of how much this commercial building sank due to liquefaction.

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:10:12 11:50:25

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Copy of a file photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The New Zealand Express Company's new building, corner of Hereford Street and Manchester Street. Electric lighting, pumping, elevators, May & Otway's fire alarms, bells and telephones, supplied by Messrs Turnbull & Jones Ltd. Manchester courts MLC building from The Weekly Press 'New Zealand Exhibition Year Special Industrial & Commercial Number' December 1906".