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Halifax harbor 3 days after explosion., 1917-12

 Item
Identifier: 2001.073.1.076
Halifax harbor 3 days after explosion.

Scope and Contents

This photograph depicts one of the vessels damaged in the Halifax Harbor three days after an explosion, December 1917. Title taken from description on back.

Dates

  • Creation: 1917-12

Access

This material is open for research use by any registered reader.

Biographical / Historical

On the morning of 6 December 1917, the French Cargo ship Mont-Blanc packed with high explosives collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in Halifax Harbour to Bedford Basin. The resulting explosion killed approximately 2,000 people and an estimated 9,000 others were injured.

Extent

1 photographic_print : Black and white photograph ; 4.6 x 6.5 cm

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository

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