# MED negatives: Christchurch records Every MED negatives record the archive holds about Christchurch, 26 of them, 1900–1938, oldest first. 26 records shown, each link goes to the institution that keeps the original. - [Scenes from MED history](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37017), 1900-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [MED building and dynamos](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37016), 1909-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Rooftop corner of MED building](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37007), 1937-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [North west corner of MED roof](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37011), 1937-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Demolition workers on roof](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37001), 1937-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Trucks and workers at MED demolition site](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37015), 1937-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Rooftops and demolition of MED building](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-36997), 1937-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [MED building construction seen from Armagh Street](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-36990), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Scaffolding and worksite hut on Armagh Street](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37002), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Manchester Street seen through girders](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-36988), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Upper floor of MED building](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37012), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Girders, cranes, and radio tower](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37005), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Armagh Street entrance to demolition site](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37009), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Frames and girders of MED building](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37000), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Girders of MED building](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37014), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Foundations of former MED building wall](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37003), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Foundations of former MED building](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37004), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [MED building site trench](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-36998), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Excavation at MED building site](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-36989), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Construction of floor levels in MED building](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-36987), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Girders and partially demolished building](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-36999), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Trench at MED building site](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-36996), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Workers demolishing MED building](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37013), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Looking north through remains of MED building](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37010), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Partial demolition of MED building](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37006), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives - [Stave take and electric truck](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-negatives/ccl-cs-37008), 1938-01-01, by Municipal Electricity Department, MED negatives ## Questions, answered briefly **What was the MED negatives?** A newspaper on the Papers Past shelf, the archive holds 26 of its records that mention Christchurch, 1900–1938. The full run lives at the National Library, not here. **How much of the MED negatives does the archive hold?** 26 records, the #120 heaviest file of the 280 mastheads on the shelf. **What years do the MED negatives records cover?** 1900 through 1938, the years the archive’s Christchurch records from this masthead were printed. **Where are the MED negatives originals?** Papers Past, the National Library’s newspaper archive, every record row here links out to the issue it came from. --- The originals live at Papers Past (paperspast.natlib.govt.nz) · data: https://api.chch.live/paper?slug=med-negatives · the laid-out page: https://www.chch.live/paper/med-negatives Printing beside it: Star, https://www.chch.live/paper/star · Evening Post, https://www.chch.live/paper/evening-post · Auckland Weekly News, https://www.chch.live/paper/auckland-weekly-news · Ellesmere Guardian, https://www.chch.live/paper/ellesmere-guardian · Photographs / He Whakaahua, https://www.chch.live/paper/photographs-he-whakaahua · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, https://www.chch.live/paper/akaroa-mail-and-banks-peninsula-advertiser · Ashburton Guardian, https://www.chch.live/paper/ashburton-guardian · Photography, https://www.chch.live/paper/photography