Exposition bldg., Halifax wreckage – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Exposition bldg., Halifax wreckage. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Exposition bldg., Halifax wreckage
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Few pictures on this board show the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion as plainly as this glass negative, whose title points to an exposition building reduced to rubble. The blast followed a collision in Halifax Harbour on December 6, 1917, between a French munitions ship and a Norwegian vessel, and it flattened much of the city's north end. The Bain News Service, a New York photo agency, circulated many images of the devastation. The title comes from the agency's own unverified notes, so the building's identity is worth checking against other records before you rely on it.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 1,584 × 1,196 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-27118 |
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