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We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 029

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A photograph of the Locke family's partially-deconstructed house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 030

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A photograph of the Locke family's partially-deconstructed house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 455

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Damage to the Victoria Street clock tower which stopped at the time of the 22 February earthquake. Sections of the base have been covered by black plastic sheeting and shipping containers protecting the road from the danger of it falling.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 454

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A view down Montreal Street where a section of the street has been cordoned off. On the right the Victoria Street clocktower has been blocked off with shipping containers, and a crane is in the front of the Strategy Building.

The Wrinkles are Showing

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Damage to the front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Large cracks are visible in the stonework, and one side is supported by shipping containers and hay bales. The photographer comments, "The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament has a lot of cracking on the exterior and one column appears to be leaning to the right. To my non-expert eye it does look like the front could easily give way. Notice the broken supporting beam".

Polson's Paint Wall Sign

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An old advertising sign exposed by the demolition of an adjoining building. The photographer comments, "'Protect your investment. Paint your property regularly - and save money. Polson's decorators and sign writers.' The building that was adjacent to this one was demolished after the Christchurch earthquake and revealed this fabulous old wall sign.

Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Meanwhile, on the other side of Mars... "Solid gr…

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A container labelled 'Chch East residents'has landed on the far side of the planet Mars. Others have landed or are descending. People in space suits exit the containers. One of them shakes hands with a green Martian commenting to him that the ground there is solid, it has nice views and the locals are a lot less alien than the insurance agents back home. Context: refers to NASA's exploration of the surface of Mars by the Curiosity rover. The rover landed on Mars in September 2012 and the ongoing problems of earthquake survivors in Christchurch's eastern suburbs. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Life Before Plastic: Packaging

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Last time on the blog we introduced our Life Before Plastic blog series, and today we’re continuing the series by discussing packaging. A lot of what we find in the archaeological record are containers, which are a form of packaging. … Continue reading →

Life Before Plastic: Packaging

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Last time on the blog we introduced our Life Before Plastic blog series, and today we’re continuing the series by discussing packaging. A lot of what we find in the archaeological record are containers, which are a form of packaging. … Continue reading →

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:08 14:20:57

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lion Nathan staff clean up the warehouse in St Asaph Street. Even though there has been a huge amount of destruction, beer supplies have been restored with the arrival of 55 shipping containers filled with beer from Auckland".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:08 14:23:08

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lion Nathan staff clean up the warehouse in St Asaph Street. Even though there has been a huge amount of destruction, beer supplies have been restored with the arrival of 55 shipping containers filled with beer from Auckland".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:08 14:20:16

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lion Nathan staff clean up the warehouse in St Asaph Street. Even though there has been a huge amount of destruction, beer supplies have been restored with the arrival of 55 shipping containers filled with beer from Auckland".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:08 14:23:37

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lion Nathan staff clean up the warehouse in St Asaph Street. Even though there has been a huge amount of destruction, beer supplies have been restored with the arrival of 55 shipping containers filled with beer from Auckland".