View of Excelsior Hotel from High Street

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A colour photograph of the north side of the Excelsior Hotel, taken from High Street.

Manchester Courts building from corner Manchester and Hereford Streets

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A colour photograph of the Manchester Courts following the 4 September 2011 earthquake, taken from Manchester Street.

West facade of the Press Building

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A colour photograph of the west facade of the Press Building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

Cracks in St. Elmo's Courts

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Colour photograph of cracking in the structure of St. Elmo's Courts following the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

West facade of 120 Manchester Street

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A colour photograph of the west facade of the Excelsior Hotel, taken after the September 4th earthquake.

St. Elmos Court on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets

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Colour photograph of St. Elmo's Courts, taken from the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets before the earthquakes.

Detail of damage to exterior masonry, Manchester Courts

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A colour photograph showing detail of the damage to the exterior masonry of Manchester Courts, following the 4 September 2011 earthquake.

Gloucester Street face of Lyttelton Times Building

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A colour photograph of the north side of the Lyttelton Times Building on Gloucester Street, taken after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

North Side of St. Elmo's Courts

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Colour photograph of the north side of St. Elmo's Courts after the 4 September 2010 earthquake, during which it suffered extensive structural damage.

Detail of Gloucester Street face of Lyttelton Times Building

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A colour photograph of details on the north side of the Lyttelton Times Building on Gloucester Street, taken after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

208 Hereford Street

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Colour photograph of front door to the Occidental Hotel, which after the September quake had suffered vandalism. The name "B. Perry" was still above the door.

Cathedral Square facing the Post Office and Regent Theatre

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A colour photograph taken from above Cathedral Square, with two old buildings of Christchurch, the Post Office and the Regent Theatre, in the centre and the hills beyond, taken after the September earthquakes but prior to February 22.

"Here's me helping Christchurch people hurt by the quake. ... In fact I've…

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In a series of five out of six caricatures Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker shows photographs of himself helping people hurt by the 4th September earthquake and helping Christchurch after the earthquake. In the sixth caricature he disingenuously smirks and says that he has been so busy helping Christchurch that he forgot about the Mayoral election; he then affects a philosophical stance about his chances. Refers to the advantage that the earthquake of 4th September has given the incumbent mayor Bob Parker in the local body elections of 9th October. Black and white and colour versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).