Tribute: Floral

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Bunch of artificial fabric, plastic and wire purple and white flowers tied together with a piece of blue string and a white ribbon.

Toy: Agricultural Harvester

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Plastic red and black toy branded as the Case IH Axial-Flow 9120. There is dirt in the harvester. One wheel missing.

Spade: Student Volunteer Army

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One black metal spade with plastic handle; white band towards handle. Spade is well used and features remnants of liquefaction. Used by Student Volunteer Army in the clean up after 4 September 2010 earthquake. It is estimated that 1,750 spades similar to this one were used in the cleanup of Christchurch after both the 4 September 2010 and 22 Fe...

Wine Bottle: The Day the Ground Moved Like Jelly

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One 750ml green wine bottle with red coloured metal screw cap containing Mud House 2010 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc ‘The Day the Ground Moved Like Jelly’; the front label has a drawing of an earthquake damaged house on a white background by Bella Kingi, while the label on the reverse details the fundraising effort supported by the sale of the bo...

T-shirt: Seismograph pattern of Christchurch Cathedral

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One white cotton t-shirt with black seismograph-like patterns in the shape of ChristChurch Cathedral. Produced to commemorate the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Canterbury at 4.35am on 4 September 2010. This t-shirt was designed and manufactured by Auckland based t-shirt company Mr Vintage in October 2010 to commemorate the 7.1 magnitude ...

Digital Photograph: Earthquake Damage to the Lodge of Unanimity No 3, at t…

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing damage to the Lodge of Unanimity No 3 at the intersection of St Davids Street and Sumner Road. Original BuildingAdditions The Lodge of Unanimity was established in Lyttelton in 1851. This building was designed in 1878 by Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort, who was a member of th...

Digital Photograph: Demolition of the former Library, Council Chambers and…

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 11 June 2011 showing the demolition of the old Lyttelton Library, Council Chambers and Magistrates' Court on the corner of Oxford Street and Sumner Road. The photograph shows the upper floor of the building being demolished with a high reach digger. At the time of the 22 February 2011 Earthquake...

Digital Photograph: Partial Demolition of the Old Lyttelton Harbour Board …

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 16 June 2011 showing the partial demolition of the old Lyttelton Harbour Board Offices on the corner of Oxford Street and Norwich Quay. The photograph shows the temporary roof being constructed over the original ground floor of the building. At the time of the 22 February 2011 earthquake the build...

Tribute: Floral

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A floral tribute in the form of two roses, a leaf, two hearts and three beads on paper covered wire wrapped into one bunch.

Tribute: Artificial flower stem

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An artificial green plastic and wire flower stem with four clusters of leaves and one pink and one silver ribbon tied to the stem.

Tribute: Artificial flower

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White fabric artificial rose flowerhead with a ring of plastic stamens between layers of petals, plastic sepals and a short plastic covered wire stem.

Chimney: Replica

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Replica chimney comprising a chimney pot atop a lightweight brick chimney. The chimney is contextualised by a portion of slate roof, guttering and bricked house exterior below.

Tribute: Floral

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A bunch of yellow, red and orange artificial fabric lilies tied together with green mesh fabric, purple flower paper and a golden ribbon and pink metallic string.

Tribute: Butterfly

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Fabric butterfly with wings of mesh with wire skeleton decorated with silver and blue glitter and sequins. The polystyrene body of the butterfly has a magnet attached underneath.

Artwork: Hope

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Wooden block artwork with the word hope and a heart on one side and, on the reverse, a handwritten message from Lausinda Grady.

Claw: Digger

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A hydraulically powered claw, or grapple, to attach to a digger or excavator. The orange painted iron claw has two opposing levers to pinch materials for demolition or construction.

Tribute: Artificial flower

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White fabric artificial rose flower head, with short plastic coated wire stem. Has ring of plastic stamens between layers of petals. Wire stem extends inside flowerhead. Plastic sepals

Tribute: Notice

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A laminated tribute notice from Nicholas Pole and staff, of the Ministry of Education, to the friends, colleagues and young people who lost their lives on 22 February 2011.

Earthquake damage to the road from Cheviot to Port Robinson

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Earthquake damage to the road from Cheviot to Port Robinson, 1901. Taken by an unidentified photographer. This is a copy of a photograph from `The Weekly Press', Nov 27, 1901 Note on back of file print reads: "Fissures on the road from Cheviot to Port Robinson. There is a creek on the right side of the road, and below the fissure the road has fallen towards it.....and is 2 1/2' below its proper level. The fissures are 2 1/2' deep" (Probably the caption from `The Weekly Press') Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Photograph: ChristChurch Cathedral Bells

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Colour photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral bells at Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough, United Kingdom, during an open afternoon on Sunday 30 September 2012.

Photograph: Unknown man and family

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Laminated photographic tribute to an unknown man in a head and shoulders shot with a second image below of a woman with four children.

Photograph: ChristChurch Cathedral Bells

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Colour photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral bells at Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough, United Kingdom, during an open afternoon on Sunday 30 September 2012.

Tribute: Artificial rose

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Red and green dyed feathers , plastic and wire. The Rose and foliage are formed from dyed feathers bound to the wire stem and trimmed into shape. Coated with clear plastic wrapping.

Digital Photograph: Demolition on the corner of Canterbury and London Stre…

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 27 April 2011 showing the demolition of the premises of Ground Delicatessen on the corner of Canterbury and London Streets. The photograph is taken from Canterbury Street. The site formerly occupied by Ground Delicatessen was made available for a Gap Filler initiative called the Lyttelton Petanqu...

Basket: White painted

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A white painted woven circular basket that flares out gently towards the top where it joins a woven oval shaped handle. A clear plastic sheet has been tied to the interior of the basket.

Tribute: Floral

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Two pink and two purple artificial fabric roses with plastic stems and fabric leaves tied together with pink metallic string. The pink flowers have additional plastic leaves with white bead like additions.

Tribute: Floral

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A pink and two purple artificial fabric roses with plastic stems and fabric leaves tied together with pink metallic string. The purple flowers has additional plastic leaves with white bead like additions.

Tribute: Floral

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A pink and a purple artificial fabric flowers with plastic stems and fabric leaves tied together with pink metallic string. The purple flower has additional plastic leaves with white bead like additions.

Model: Transitional Cathedral

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A model of the ChristChurch Transitional Cathedral made predominantly out of laser cut and engraved coloured acrylic as well as timber dowels to represent the cardboard tubes.

Vase: Glass

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Glass vase with scalloped rim which flares out from base. The lower portion of the vase is cut in with vertical lines and the upper portion decorated in relief with leaves and flowers. Vase is dirty.