A photograph of a toppled bookcase in a living room.
A photograph of a bookcase in the Civil Suite at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The photograph was taken on the day when the staff were allowed to return to the building. The shelves of the bookcase have been removed, exposing damage along the sides where they knocked against the back panel. Some books have been left on the bottom shelf.
A photograph of a toppled bookcase in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering and the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Files fallen off a bookcase in an office in the Registry Building.
Books fallen off a bookcase in an office in the Registry Building.
Files fallen off a bookcase in an office in the Registry Building.
A bookcase with lights in the shelves, part of the Words of Hope project.
A photograph of a woman sitting in a bedroom next to a toppled bookcase.
Documents fallen off the bookcase and filing furniture toppled in the Vice Chancellor's office.
A photograph of an office in the Diabetes Centre. Files have fallen off the bookcase and lie on the floor.
I didn't even know the bookshelf had fallen on me till later that morning. When I saw the bookcase and books all over the bed, I was glad to be only 5 foot tall or my legs would have been crushed by sturdy books like 'A day in the life of the Soviet Union' and some thumping big art books, or even the cheapo board bookcase with half its shelves...
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre. Boxes and files have fallen off the bookcases and spread out across the floor.
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre. Boxes and files have fallen off the bookcases and spread out across the floor.
A photograph of an office in the Diabetes Centre. Boxes and files have fallen off the bookcases and desks and lie on the floor.
Words and drawings of the shelves of a bookcase in the Words of Hope project. A message reading, "Build Christchurch better - Olivia" can be seen.
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre. Several filing cabinets have opened and files have fallen off the bookcases on the left and right, spilling onto the floor and furniture.