The Disaster In Brief
November 1, 2016
From the Nova Scotia Archives – ‘A Vision of Regeneration’ – Archives Halifax Explosion.
Chicago Herald Tells All!
November 1, 2016
Chicago Herald masthead, December 7, 1917. Aerial view of the damage to Halifax as a result of two ships colliding in the harbour (one filled with 3,000 tons of explosives). The city was destroyed in the world’s biggest explosion until the advent of nuclear weapons. The explosion was followed by a tidal wave, city-wide fires … More Chicago Herald Tells All!
Lost Babies of Halifax!
November 1, 2016
Babies whose mothers had not been located and children injured in the Halifax Explosion on Dec. 6, 1917, were cared for in the YMCA temporary hospital. It was for babies to be identified if their mothers were dead.
Search for Survivors
November 1, 2016
Soldiers engaged in rescue work after the explosion, Halifax, 1917.
Images Captured By A Sailor!
November 1, 2016
These following images were all taken by Lt Victor Magnus a officer in the Royal Navy stationed in Halifax at the time of the explosion. The images show the moment two warships collided into each another in December 1917, triggering an explosion which killed nearly 2,000 people. Amateur photographer Victor, who was based in Halifax … More Images Captured By A Sailor!
Halifax’s Exhibition Building
November 1, 2016
Explosion aftermath: Halifax’s Exhibition Building. The final body from the explosion was found here in 1919.
A Town Devastated!
November 1, 2016
A view across the devastation of Halifax two days after the explosion, looking toward the Dartmouth side of the harbour. Imo is visible aground on the far side of the harbour.
SS Imo
November 1, 2016
SS Imo aground on the Dartmouth side of the harbour after the Halifax explosion of December 6th 1917, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which happened when SS Mont-Blanc , a French cargo ship laden with high explosives, collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the Narrows, a strait connecting the upper Halifax Harbour to Bedford Basin. All … More SS Imo
The Crash.
October 25, 2016
The scene on Wall Street as the stock market crashed.
Children of the Wall Street Crash!
October 25, 2016
Children take to the streets during the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
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