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Halifax Explosion, Map,1917

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Title: Halifax Explosion, Map,1917

Caption: The Halifax Explosion occurred in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on December 6th, 1917, when the Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship carrying high explosives, collided with another ship in the Narrows near Halifax Harbour. A fire on board the Mont-Blanc caused a massive explosion that destroyed a large section of Halifax (see darker area), killing 2,000 people and injuring 9,000.

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Image size: 3900 × 1834 px | 20.5 MB

Print size: 33.0 × 15.5 cm | 1535.4 × 722.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 1917 • 20 20TH XX XXTH TWENTIETH CENTURY • 20 XX TWENTIETH CENTURY • 20TH CENTURY • 20TH • AREA • BOSTON DAILY GLOBE • CANADA • CHANNEL • DECEMBER 6 • DISASTER • EXPLODE • HALIFAX EXPLOSION • HALIFAX • HARBOUR • HEADLINE • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILUSTRATION • MAN-MADE DISASTER • MAN-MADE EXPLOSION • MAP • MONT-BLANC • NARROWS • NEWSPAPER ARTICLE • NOVA SCOTIA • RICHMOND • TWENTIETH CENTURY