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1917-12-14

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Port of Halifax in ruins after French ship Mont Blanc, loaded w. ammunition & explosives, collided w. the Norwegian ship Imo ultimately resulting in a titanic exposion on Dec. 6, 1917; the blast leveled a square mile of the town and killed over 2,000. (blast was the loudest man made explosion ever heard prior to the atomic bomb)

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  • Date: 1917-12-14
  • Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Canada, Halifax, Cities, Explosions, Harbors, 1910s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_504975
  • Credits: LIFE
LIFE Photo Collection

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