Elizabeth Ackermann's Earthquake Photographs
Elizabeth Ackermann is the Department Administrator for the Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Department at the University of Canterbury. This collection holds photographs taken by Elizabeth after the 4 September and 22 February 2011 earthquakes.
Last updated
3:45pm 3rd December 2017
Type
Collection
Identifier
qsr-collection:17785
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- Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 313
- A photograph of a sign about liquefaction in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum.
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- Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 314
- A photograph of a sign in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The sign displays information about the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
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- Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 315
- A photograph of a sign in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The sign displays the first Christchurch earthquake tweet on twitter, "Quake!!!!!!".
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- Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 316
- A photograph of a sign in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The sign displays information about the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
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- Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 317
- A photograph of a sign in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The sign displays information about the 13 June 2011 earthquake.
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- Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 318
- A photograph of a sign in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The sign displays information about the 23 December 2011 earthquake.
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- Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 319
- A photograph of a sign in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The sign displays the number of aftershocks in Canterbury since the 4 September 2010 earthquake as of 9.00 am on the morning the photograph was taken. The tally was 9,787.
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- Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 320
- A photograph of the New Zealand Wizard delivering a speech on a ladder outside the Canterbury Museum. Around him members of the public are holding up petitions with pictures of the ChristChurch Cathedral and messages such as, "Vandalism is a crime. Stop".
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- Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 321
- A photograph of the site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets. The hotel has been demolished into large piles of rubble which two excavators are working to clear. A sign on the cordon fence indicates that the demolition is being carried out by Grant Mackay Demolition Co. and Leigh Construction.
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- Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 322
- A photograph of a sign on a fence in front of a partially-demolished building on Cashel Street. The sign reads, "This building is dangerous and not safe to enter". In the background, an excavator is working to remove the rubble from in front of the building.
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- Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 323
- A photograph looking east down Gloucester Street, from the Gloucester Street bridge. The Farmers and Novotel buildings can be seen in the distance.
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- Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 324
- A photograph looking east down Gloucester Street, taken at the intersection of Oxford Terrace. The road is closed to vehicles and crowds of people are walking through.