BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 585

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south across South Hagley Park".

You Do Not Have to Drop, Cover and Hold During a Quake

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Graffiti on a brick wall reads "Pray hope and don't worry". The photographer comments, "Seen on a wall on Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south between Durham and Montreal Streets showing Sydenham Park at the upper left".

Standing Strong

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Steel bracing on the Moorhouse Avenue overpass. The photographer comments, "Standing underneath I did hear a clump as if a part of the road overhead was pivoting as a car passed over it".

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 022

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NZ Army personnel guarding a cordon on Madras Street near Moorhouse Avenue after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the distance, smoke from the CTV Building can be seen.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 021

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A solider setting up a cordon on Madras Street near Moorhouse Avenue after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the distance, smoke from the CTV Building can be seen.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south down Manchester Street, with Lichfield Street at the bottom and High Street diagonally".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south down Manchester Street, with Lichfield Street at the bottom and High Street diagonally".

Mark Lincoln Photograph 039

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Heavy traffic at the corner of Moorhouse Avenue and Manchester Street as people attempt to leave the city centre shortly after the 22 February earthquake. The photographer comments, "Just after the aftershock settled on Tuesday afternoon, myself and colleagues fled our Tuam Street office to absolute devastation outside. We couldn't see more than a block in either direction due to the clouds of dust that had arisen from buildings that had just collapsed ... From here, we picked up our vehicles from the CCC car park and headed out to get out of the chaos to a position where we could check on loved ones ... As we got to Moorhouse Avenue, we found we had to quickly drive underneath [the Colombo Street overbridge]and carry on down to Brougham Street as the bridge was being closed at that moment. From Brougham, we headed back up towards Madras. The traffic lights were out and the intersection was chaos. Over the next couple of hours, we continued crawling through heavy traffic. Impressively, everyone was very orderly despite the feeling of panic and the continuing aftershocks. We chatted to others in other vehicles to exchange news and stopped to speak to a lady that had broken down following water in the engine after having driven hrough floods".