WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 68

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A photograph of signs under the rear section of the Forsyth Barr building. The signs reads, "Danger drop zone". In the background is rubble from an earthquake-damaged building . Steel bracing has been constructed around a concrete pillar to the right.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 65

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Domo furniture store on Tuam Street. A large section of the building has collapsed and the rubble has spilled onto the street below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 45

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to Churchills Pub on the corner of Colombo and Battersea Street. Large sections of the outer walls of the pub have crumbled and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath and road in front.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 106

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Winnie Bagoes building on Gloucester Street. The top of the building has collapsed and fallen into the building. Bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the footpath and street in front.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 223

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a concrete beam inside a building. The wall around the beam has been removed to access the beam. Concrete near the bottom of the beam has crumbled and the steel reinforcement inside is now exposed.

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 171

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "92 Harbour Road, a red zoned property in Brooklands. Many of the homeowners in this area believe that their homes should not be red zoned as the damage is much less than in other red zoned areas".

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 66

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A photograph of an excavator clearing rubble from several earthquake-damaged buildings on Manchester Street. In the foreground a member of an emergency management team is watching on. Several other emergency management personnel can also be seen in the distance.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 222

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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. A person in a high-visibility vest and hard hat is photographing the building on the opposite side of the road.

Terry Binding WEMO Photograph 04

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to The Painted Room on Colombo Street. The ceiling of the building has collapsed into the store, smashing the front window. Wire fencing and police tape has been placed around the building as a cordon.

UC Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Photograph 028

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A photograph of a fence on the Greendale Fault line which has been damaged by the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The wire has been pulled off the posts and is hanging loose. The ground has also shifted so the fence is no longer straight.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 64

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Domo furniture store on Tuam Street. A large section of the building has collapsed and the rubble has spilled onto the street below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 356

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A photograph of a badly-damaged building on the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street. The front walls of the building have crumbled, and the bricks and wood have fallen onto the footpath in front. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 633

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The Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard with damage to the gables. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. In the distance, steel bracing has been placed against the front of the building to hold the walls together.

Natalie Kerschner WEMO Photograph 021

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Asko Design building on Victoria Street. The top of the facade has crumpled onto the street and awning below. A broken gutter and hole in the roof are visible to the left.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 101

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a row of buildings on Colombo Street. The front of the buildings has collapsed, exposing the inside of both floors. The rubble from the collapsed walls has been cleared from the street in front.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 222

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A photograph of a block of earthquake-damaged buildings on Manchester Street. The outer wall of the second storey has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the footpath. Several cars have been crushed by the falling rubble.

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 229

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The damaged chimney of a house on the corner of Galbraith Avenue and Avonside Drive. The top section of the chimney has fallen off and the whole chimney has moved away from the building's wall. The chimney has been weather proofed with a yellow tarpaulin.

UC Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Photograph 050

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A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Montreal Street and Moorhouse Avenue. The top of the brick facade has crumbled onto the footpath below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.

22 February Earthquake - Photograph 04

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Damage to Medway Street in Richmond. The road surface is cracked and buckled, and covered in liquefaction silt. A temporary road sign restricting speed to 30 is visible, with road cones behind. The photographer comments, "Medway St, between Woodchester Ave and River Rd. Woodchester Ave on right just beyond the 30 sign".

22 February Earthquake - Photograph 26

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Damage to the garden of a house in Richmond. Liquefaction is visible among the plants and on the driveway. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd and recovery work around Richmond and St Albans. Back lawn under 10cm of water and silt".

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 17

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Damage to the Crichton Cobbers Youth and Community Club. Large sections of the brick walls have collapsed, and two large beams lie across the rubble. Cordon fencing surrounds this and nearby buildings. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Old brewery, later a gym - Fitzgerald Ave".

BeckerFraserPhotos November 2010 photograph 39

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A dairy on the corner of Gloucester and Woodham Streets. The top wall of the building has crumbled onto the street. A tarpaulin has been placed over the hole to prevent weather damage inside the building. Fencing and road cones cordon off the building along the street.

22 February Earthquake - Photograph 22

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Damage to a house in Richmond. The brick wall is badly cracked and twisted, and some bricks have fallen, exposing the lining paper and framing below. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd and recovery work around Richmond and St Albans. I think it's broken".

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 18

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Damage to the Crichton Cobbers Youth and Community Club. Large sections of the brick walls have collapsed, and two large beams lie across the rubble. Cordon fencing surrounds this and nearby buildings. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Old brewery, later a gym - Fitzgerald Ave".

Observatory Tower Photograph 18

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the second story of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The front of the storey has collapsed, exposing the inside. A tarpaulin has been draped over the top and the roof of the building behind.

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 520

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking east along Beach Road towards Bower Avenue. Machine is pumping out groundwater and filtering silt. This piece of road is zoned orange on the left and green on the right".

June 2011 Earthquake - Photograph 04

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Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from the walls, exposing the wooden framing beneath. Power lines between the house and a power pole have been stretched taut. The photographer comments, "The house and power pole have moved, stretching power lines taut as a guitar string".

Bike Ride in the East Side - Photograph 24

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A man takes a photograph in the kitchen of a damaged house in Richmond. Behind him, large cracks are visible above the doorway. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Kitchen cracked, bench on a lean. (My brother Ross from Invercargill was visiting, he's in several of these)".

Bike Ride in the East Side - Photograph 25

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A man takes a photograph in the kitchen of a damaged house in Richmond. Behind him, cracks are visible in the walls. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Kitchen and dining area. (My brother Ross from Invercargill was visiting, he's in several of these)".

Alice Ridley's Story

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Summary of oral history interview with Alice Ridley about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.