Picturing Canterbury: A flooded Hobson street property

A flooded Hobson street property. Christchurch Star Archive. CCL-StarP-02210A.

The Chihuahua of G. Lawrence atop of a kennel in the flooded backyard of a Hobson Street property.

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The Discovery Wall is a large interactive exhibition which allows several people to simultaneously explore images and stories of the history of the people and places of Christchurch. It is viewable on the ground floor of Tūranga, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch, New Zealand or on the Mobile Discovery Wall. Images displayed on the Wall can also be found on the Discovery Wall website.

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