The Orange Hand of Fate

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Damage to The Bone Dude's Bone Carving Studio and Cultured Gallery on Fitzgerald Avenue. The brick wall is cracked, and the guttering has fallen. The photographer comments, "This building was damaged in the September earthquake in Christchurch. It was the Bone dude's bone carving studio. The motto on the wall was 'Carve your own' and it looks like the earthquakes did just that".

Back of the Old Princess Cinema in New Brighton

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Bricks have fallen from the walls of the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton, exposing the interior. The photographer comments, "Back of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. In this picture you can see inside the old cinema curtains. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".

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An exposed brick wall left after the demolition of the adjoining building. The internal wooden structure and cabling can now be seen.

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A portaloo in Cranmer Square. In the background is a damaged property where the brick wall has crumbled, revealing the internal structures.

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Fallen bricks lie on the footpath beside a building on the corner of Barbadoes and Worcester Streets. The area has been cordoned off.

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Earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the inside rooms. Scaffolding has been placed around the building.

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Detail of earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the inside rooms. Wooden bracing supports the building.

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Earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the inside rooms. Scaffolding has been placed around the building.

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Detail of damage around a property where the brick wall on the side of the building has crumbled, exposing the internal wooden structure.

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Detail of a section of the brick wall on the Weston House which has crumbled. Cordon fencing has been erected around the property.

The Gravenor Building, Corner Manchester & Hereford Streets

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The red brick, cream stone and plaster building on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Street,  proudly displays the architectural features becoming commonplace in the commercial confines of this…

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Detail of earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the inside rooms. Scaffolding has been placed around the building.

Photograph of 448-452 Colombo Street (1)

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A photograph of a painted sign on 448 Colombo Street, exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.

Photograph of 448-452 Colombo Street (4)

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A photograph of a painted sign on 448 Colombo Street, exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.

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A empty lot left after the demolition of a building. The brick wall on the adjoining building has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure beneath.

Photograph of 448-452 Colombo Street (3)

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A photograph of a painted sign on 448 Colombo Street, exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.

Photograph of 448-452 Colombo Street (2)

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A photograph of a painted sign on 448 Colombo Street, exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.

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A red-stickered house where a section of the brick wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the house. Seen through the cordon fence.

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A sign on the ground next to a exposed brick wall outside the former site for Piko Wholefoods. It reads "Piko. 248 Stanmore. Open".

Photograph of Excelsior Hotel, 120 Manchester Street (25)

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A photograph of a painted sign on the Excelsior Hotel , exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.

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".

Photograph of Wood's Mill grain silo, Wise Street (26)

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A photograph of a brick from the Wood's Mill grain silo on Wise Street. The letters GBC has been stamped into the frog.

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Damage to the Library Chambers (former Christchurch Public Library) where cracks are clearly visible on the brick walls. The footpath around the building has been cordoned off.

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Damage to a property where the brick wall on the side of the building has crumbled, exposing the internal wooden structure. Seen through the cordon fence.

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A view of the corner at the intersection of Derby and Stoneyhurst Streets. In the background a pile of brick rubble can be seen on the footpath.

William H. Harris, Wholesale Tinsmith, 101 Colombo Street, 1898

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The neat and narrow, plastered brick building of William Henry Harris, Tinsmith of Christchurch stood at 101 Colombo Street in a matching line with a set of others. Standing opposite Mason Struther…

Lyttelton Pentanque Club Photograph 1

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A photograph of bricks stacked to spell out the word 'Lyttelton'. Behind the letters, plant pots have been laid out to form a temporary garden.

Remembering Why it is Called the Red Zone

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A digitally manipulated image of a damaged building. The photographer comments, "Part of Christchurch City is out of bounds for the public and is called the red zone".

Russ Botting Photograph 5

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A photograph of earthquake damage to the Crown Masonic Lodge on Wordsworth Street, also known as the Freemasons Centre. Sections of this brick wall at the front of the building have collapsed.

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A brick fence has been spray painted after the building was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.