The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (1 / 4)
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The Great Halifax (Nova Scotia) Explosion (1 / 4)
Disaster at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 6th December 1917, when a French cargo ship, the SS Mont-Blanc caught fire in the harbour and drifted inland, whereupon it exploded (it was carrying a cargo of benzoil and picric acid), resulting in the death of approx. 2000 people and the utter devastation of a wide area. This card shows reclaiming bodies from the debris. Date: 1917
Media ID 7235137
© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Acid Blanc Bodies Cargo Catastrophe Caught Deaths Devastation Disaster Exploded Explosion Halifax Mont Nova Reclaiming Scotia
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