Our City building extensively propped up.
File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-040
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old Municipal Council Chambers in Worcester Street".
A tent on Worcester Street set up for the soldiers stationed around the cordon. In the background, the damaged Our City O-Tautahi Building can be seen with steel bracing holding up the front.
A small boy proudly tells his father 'Next month our class is donating all our pocket money to the quake fund'. His father, who is sitting in an armchair reading a newspaper with a headline that says 'Brownlee lavishes top dollar pay on quake panel' is so furious that steam pours out of his head. Context - The public has been very generous with donations to victims of the Christchurch earthquakes. Questions are now being asked about the Christchurch City Council's handling of consultants' contracts (to do with the rebuilding of the city after the earthquakes). City councillors have been questioning the council's awarding of more than $2.8 million of contracts to consultants.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Steel girders supporting the Our City O-Tautahi building.
Text at top left reads 'Daft things our forefathers did The cartoon shows several nineteenth century gentlemen observing 'volcanic cones', a 'swamp' and 'faultlines underneath' and deciding to build a city. Context - Specifically the Christchurch earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011 but generally the way many New Zealand cities are built on or near volcanoes, faultlines and swamps.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Our City, O-Tautahi (former Municipal Chambers) on Worcester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Our City, O-Tautahi (former Municipal Chambers) on Worcester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Materials salvaged from Our City, O-Tautahi on pallets out front".
The Our City O-Tautahi Building on Worcester Boulevard, photographed shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The top of the gable has broken and many of the glass windows have smashed. Broken glass is littered on the pavement in front.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cupola from Our City, O-Tautahi (former Municipal Chambers), removed and braced on the ground outside".
The cartoon shows the name in large capital letters 'Christchurch' with the 't' drawn as the Christian cross symbol. Below is text reading '"These deaths are our greatest loss. They remind us that buildings are just buildings, roads just roads, but people are irreplaceable" John Key' Context - The very severe Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011 in which probably more than 200 people died.
Two versions of this cartoon are available
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Our City O-Tautahi surrounded by bracing and scaffolding, seen from across the Avon river.
Our City O-Tautahi surrounded by bracing and scaffolding, seen from the riverbank beside the Provincial Chambers.
Santa Claus drives his sleigh at great speed towards Christchurch shouting 'Hang on Christchurch we're on our way!' Context: concern about continuing trials and tribulations of Christchurch with continuing earthquakes and aftershocks.
Colour and black and white versions available
Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
An old fashioned telephone box outside the Our City O-Tautahi building with heavy steel bracing in the background.
Damage to a house in Richmond. Brick cladding is badly cracked and buckled, and some bricks have fallen. There is a large gap between the floor and the foundations. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Our house - foundations and floor parted".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Large gaps are visible between the floor and the foundation, and between the foundation and the patio. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Our house - patio is heading west - or the sunroom is heading east".
View over the Avon River through some trees. Our City O-Tautahi and the Claredon Tower can be partially seen.
Heavy steel bracing holding up the front facade of the Our City O-Tautahi Building on Worcester Street near Oxford Terrace.
A view down Oxford Terrace towards Rydges Hotel. On the right is Our City O-Tautahi with bracing in front of it.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Structural bracing being placed on the Our City building while a statue of Robert Scott lies face down".
Got to admire someone taking a lovely red sports car out on our roads at present.
File Ref: CCL-2011-03-17-St Albans-IMG_0374
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photos taken following the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch on 22 February 2011.
CCL-2011-02-22-Earthquake-P1110173
We all have earthquake stories to tell — and we’d like to hear yours.
Please submit your story on our website, and let us
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Photos taken following the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch on 22 February 2011.
CCL-2011-02-22-Earthquake-P1110202
We all have earthquake stories to tell — and we’d like to hear yours.
Please submit your story on our website, and let us
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Photos taken following the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch on 22 February 2011.
CCL-2011-02-22-Earthquake-P1110176
We all have earthquake stories to tell — and we’d like to hear yours.
Please submit your story on our website, and let us
...
Photos taken following the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch on 22 February 2011.CCL-2011-02-22-Earthquake-P1110182
We all have earthquake stories to tell — and we’d like to hear yours.
Please submit your story on our website, and let us
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Photos taken following the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch on 22 February 2011.
CCL-2011-02-22-Earthquake-P1110177
We all have earthquake stories to tell — and we’d like to hear yours.
Please submit your story on our website, and let us
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Photos taken following the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch on 22 February 2011.
CCL-2011-02-22-Earthquake-P1110179
We all have earthquake stories to tell — and we’d like to hear yours.
Please submit your story on our website, and let us
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Photos taken following the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch on 22 February 2011.
CCL-2011-02-22-Earthquake-P1110211
We all have earthquake stories to tell — and we’d like to hear yours.
Please submit your story on our website, and let us
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