WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 047

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A photograph of a pile of rubble and scaffolding on Manchester Street.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 235

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A photograph taken through a window of The Burrito Company restaurant on Armagh Street. The window is broken and glass has spilled into the restaurant. The floor of the restaurant has risen in the centre. Small stones from an unknown source have scattered across the floor on the left.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 106

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of Wharetiki on Colombo Street. The chimney of the house has pulled away from the back wall and collapsed onto the roof below. A wooden structure built up against the house has also pulled away from the wall.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 162

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in the Christchurch central city. The bricks walls of the building have collapsed and the bricks have spilt into the garden.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 143

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A photograph of the earthquake damage inside the café and bar in Grenadier House on Madras Street.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 256

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. Some of the concrete on the columns has crumbled, revealing the steel reinforcement underneath.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 204

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A photograph of glass from the broken windows in the entrance to the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 135

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Kenton Chambers Building on Hereford Street. Large cracks have formed in the columns between the building's windows. A section of the bottom storey has collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath in front. Steel fences have been placed on the street as a cordon. In the distance there are many other earthquake-damaged buildings.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 149

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the concrete beams in a room in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building. Sections of the concrete have crumbled to reveal the steel reinforcement underneath. A number of the ceiling panels are missing and another is hanging loose. Some of the bars that hold the ceiling panels are also hanging loose.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 57

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A photograph of emergency management personnel in hazmat suits standing on Lichfield Street. In the background a excavator is parked on the rubble from the collapsed ANZ Bank building.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 129

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the windows of a souvenir shop on the corner of Gloucester and Colombo Streets. Broken glass from the windows has scattered across the footpath in front.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 263

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Iconic bar on the corner of Manchester and Gloucester Streets. Large sections of the outer walls have collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the footpath below.

WEMO ERT Team Set 3 - April 2011 - Photograph 04

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A photograph of the first page of a copy of a Level 2 Rapid Assessment Form. The form was used by the Civil Defence to document the earthquake damage to buildings in central Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 137

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A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the front door of the Art Gallery Apartments on Gloucester Street. A red sticker has been taped to the door, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 25

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A photograph of a pile of rubble in front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. The rubble has landed on a car and crushed it. Wire fencing has been placed around the cathedral as a cordon.

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 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 114

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A photograph of the partially-demolished Smiths City car park, taken from Dundas Street. The front section of the car park has mostly been cleared, though there is still a scattering of rubble and steel reinforcement. The back section has collapsed, but the floors are largely intact, with many cars still parked on the top floor.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 017

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A photograph of the Hotel Grand Chancellor, visible over the roof of a tent in Latimer Square. There is a noticeable slump in the left side of the hotel.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 265

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A photograph looking south down Manchester Street from the intersection of Gloucester Street. Bricks from an earthquake-damaged building cover the footpath. Wire fences have been placed around the building as a cordon. The SBS building can be seen in the distance.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 68

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A photograph of emergency management personnel walking down Manchester Street towards the intersection of St Asaph Street. In the background an excavator is clearing rubble from several earthquake-damaged buildings.

WEMO ERT Team Set 1 - April 2011 - Photograph 3

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A photograph of a map used by emergency management personnel to inspect buildings after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The map is of central Christchurch. Almost all of the blocks outside four streets (Moorhouse Avenue, Oxford Terrace, Kilmore Street, and Barbadoes Street) have been highlighted in yellow. Latimer Square has also been highlighted. A message written at the top of the map reads, "Query pile checked by dogs".

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 22

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A photograph of the back of two earthquake-damaged houses on Gloucester Street. The side wall of the house to the right has partially collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the property to the left. Plastic sheeting has been placed over the roof and the top of the wall to protect against the weather.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 182

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A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building on Cambridge Terrace. Emergency management personnel are hanging above the building in a crane-raised platform. An excavator is sitting on the rubble and a tent has been pitched in the foreground.

WEMO ERT Team Set 3 - April 2011 - Photograph 02

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A photograph of the photocopy template for the Christchurch City Council's yellow sticker. The sticker was used by the Civil Defence after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes to indicate that a building had been inspected and that structural damage or other safety hazards had been found. The sticker states that there should be no entry to the building, 'except on essential business'. It also states that 'earthquake aftershocks present danger' and that people who enter must do so at their own risk.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 133

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A photograph of emergency management personnel standing in front of an earthquake-damaged house on Chester Street East. The bottom storey of the house has shifted so that it is now resting on a noticeable lean.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 43

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Colombo Street. The top section of the shops have collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath and road below.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 266

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A photograph of a sign outside the Christchurch Art Gallery advertising the "Debuilding" exhibition which was on display when the 22 February 2011 earthquake hit.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 105

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to Café Valentino on Colombo Street. The façade of the closest section of the building has collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the awning below. The same section of the awning has broken under the weight of the bricks and is resting against the ground. Bricks and other rubble cover the other sections of the awning and have spilled onto the footpath and street in the distance.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 137

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Kenton Chambers Building on Hereford Street. Large cracks have formed in the columns between the building's windows. A section on the bottom storey has collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath in front. Steel fences have been placed across the street as a cordon.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 14

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The front and side of the house has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the garden, exposing the rooms inside. Emergency tape has been draped across the front of the property as a cordon.