Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 62

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A photograph of the clock drive from the Townsend Telescope. Many of the plates around the clock drive broke off during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 63

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A photograph of the clock drive from the Townsend Telescope. Many of the plates around the clock drive broke off during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 46

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A photograph of the weight for the clock drive from the Townsend Telescope. The weight was chipped and scratched during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 48

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A photograph of the worm gear drive from the Townsend Telescope

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 54

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A close-up photograph of the wheel from the worm gear drive of the Townsend Telescope.

UC Restarts - Photograph 16

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University of Canterbury students walk along University Drive to get to lectures, after most pathways through campus were cordoned off while buildings were structurally tested. The photographer comments, "Lawns beside University Drive became main walkways".

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 53

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A photograph of the damage to a gear from the worm gear drive of the Townsend Telescope. The gear was bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 51

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A photograph of the damage to the teeth of a gear from the worm gear drive of the Townsend Telescope. The gear was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 52

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A photograph of the damage to the teeth of a gear from the worm gear drive of the Townsend Telescope. The gear was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010 - Photograph 46

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A family walk their dogs down Avonside Drive, while a boy walks past carrying a shovel. In the background, power poles are leaning at extreme angles. The photographer comments, "Power poles in Avonside Drive developed an alarming lean".

Townsend Telescope Pre-Earthquake Photographs 06

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A photograph of the clock drive of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope is in the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. This image was used by Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, to identify the telescope's parts after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 58

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A photograph of the side plate from the clock drive of the Townsend Telescope.

Avonside-Richmond Pre-Quakes - Photograph 03

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A house in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "Avonside Drive, near Morris St".

Avonside-Richmond Pre-Quakes - Photograph 04

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A house in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "Avonside Drive, near Morris St".

Avonside-Richmond Pre-Quakes - Photograph 07

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A house in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "Corner Avonside Drive and Morris St".

Avonside-Richmond Pre-Quakes - Photograph 02

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A house in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "Corner of Morris St and Avonside Drive".

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 11

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Large cracks in Avonside Drive, where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "Swanns Rd bridge, Avonside".

22 February Earthquake - Photograph 59

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A police car drives down a liquefaction-covered Geraldine Street in St Albans, past residents with shovels and wheelbarrows clearing silt.

UC Restarts - Photograph 28

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A pathway through trees on the University of Canterbury campus, beside the Avon River. The photographer comments, "Path by the river, University Drive".

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 47

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A photograph of the declinator axle and counterweight from the Townsend Telescope. The axle broken off from the weight during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope Pre-Earthquake Photographs 02

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A photograph of the Townsend Telescope in the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. In the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph is a pulley for the telescope's clock drive. This is one of the pieces that went missing when the Observatory tower collapsed in the 22 February 2011 earthquake. This image was used by Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, to identify the telescope's parts after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Avonside-Richmond Pre-Quakes - Photograph 01

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The Avon River in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "Avon River and Avonside Drive, near Robson Ave. Taken approx 317 River Road".

Avonside-Richmond Pre-Quakes - Photograph 06

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Trees on River Road in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "River Rd, looking across to corner of Avonside Drive and Bracken St".

June 2011 Earthquake - Photograph 08

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The flooded and silt-laden Avon River seen from River Road in Richmond. Across the river, Avonside Drive is lined with portaloos and road cones.

Bike Ride in the East Side - Photograph 20

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A vehicle drives onto the damaged Dallington bridge. The land has slumped relative to the bridge, leaving the approach road at a steep incline. The photographer comments, "Dallington Bridge northern approach, Gayhurst Rd".

Bike Ride in the East Side - Photograph 16

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A car drives onto the damaged Dallington bridge. The bridge has visibly moved relative to the road, there is a large gap at the side of the bridge, and the railings are warped.

Bike Ride in the East Side - Photograph 19

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A vehicle drives onto the damaged Dallington bridge. The land has slumped relative to the bridge, leaving the approach road at a steep incline. The photographer comments, "Dallington Bridge northern approach, Gayhurst Rd".

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 11

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A photograph of the earthquake-damaged output shaft from the top-plate of the Townsend Telescope's clock drive. The output shaft was bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Bike Ride in the East Side - Photograph 17

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A car drives onto the damaged Dallington bridge. The bridge has visibly moved relative to the road, there is a large gap at the side of the bridge, and the railings are warped. The photographer comments, "Dallington Bridge northern approach, Gayhurst Rd".

Bike Ride in the East Side - Photograph 13

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A car drives across the damaged Dallington bridge. The bridge has visibly moved relative to the road, leaving a large gap, which road cones have been placed in. The photographer comments, "Service pipes snapped as the land sank but the bridge remained".