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A View of Halifax, 1749-1949
CA BI PAM 86 · Item · June 1949

Item is an article relating the history of Halifax, N.S.

Harvey, D.C.
Spun Yarns from Halifax
CA BI PAM 8 · Item · [n.d.]

Item contains folk tales from the Halifax area.

Lord Dundonald
CA BI 77-975-1109 · Item · 1797

Item is a photograph of a painted portrait of Capt. Cochrane, later Lord Dundonald. The item is a self portrait, with the background being the seawall in Halifax.

CA BI 77-995-1129 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows a view of the cloud of smoke from the explosion.

CA BI 77-996-1130 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. Furniture and bathtub can be seen mixed up in the debris.

CA BI 77-997-1131 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows the state of North Street Station.

CA BI 77-998-1132 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows an interior view of North Street Station after the explosion with the roof smashed in and wreckage trains carrying debris away.

CA BI 77-999-1133 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows all that was left of St. Joseph's Church.

CA BI 77-1000-1134 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows the ruins at Richmond.

CA BI 77-1001-1135 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows all that was left of a residential section in the North End.

CA BI 77-1002-1136 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows the havoc wrought among stores and homes on Gottingen Street.

CA BI 77-1003-1137 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows Roome Street School in the heart of the devastated area.

CA BI 77-1004-1138 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows crowds swarming into Chebucto Road School to identify the dead.

CA BI 77-1005-1139 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows a view of the Alexander McKay School, resembling a shell-torn building in Flanders.

CA BI 77-1007-1141 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows motor lorries conveying the wounded to the Military Hospital on Camp Hill.

CA BI 77-1008-1142 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows wreckage of Fire Chief Condon's automobile after the explosion.

CA BI 77-1011-1145 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows people searching for bodies in the basement of a school.

CA BI 77-1012-1146 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows the effect of the explosion on rolling stock and track.

CA BI 77-1013-1147 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows coffins piled up in front of Chebucto Road School at the funeral of nearly 100 unidentified dead.

CA BI 77-1014-1148 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows homeless people of the North End who were forced to spend the night in canvas tents.

Ruins, Halifax Catastrophe
CA BI 77-1017-1151 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows all that remains of several large buildings in the devastated area, where the full force of the explosion was felt.

CA BI 77-1018-1152 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows Clayton & Sons (Clothing Manufacturers), one of the largest buildings in the city, located on Barrington Street. Almost every pane of glass in this building was shattered.

CA BI 77-1019-1153 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows an interior view of the tailoring department of Clayton & Sons with snow piled up on the tables.

CA BI 77-1032-1166 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows the Protestant Service at Chebucto Mortuary, from which nearly 100 unidentified dead were buried.

CA BI 77-1030-1164 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows all that is left of a home in the Richmond section.

CA BI 77-1029-1163 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows all that is left of a home in the Richmond section.

CA BI 77-1028-1162 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows a search for survivors amid the debris in the devastated Richmond section.

CA BI 77-1027-1161 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows the wreckage of a house after the explosion.

CA BI 77-1026-1160 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows the motor fire engine "Patricia" after the explosion.

CA BI 77-1024-1158 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows the Halifax Herald and the Evening Mail after the explosion.

CA BI 77-1023-1157 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows the wreckage of the train entrance to North Street Station; the whole roof was swept away.

CA BI 77-1022-1156 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows wreckage of homes on the devastated area.

CA BI 77-1021-1155 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows rows of canvas tents during the Friday blizzard.

CA BI 77-1020-1154 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows rows of unidentified dead in the basement of Chebucto Road School.

CA BI 77-1034-1168 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion. This picture shows the wrecked Richmond Street School, the ruins of the Grove Church with its spire lying towards the school building and at the extreme right, the ruins of the Grove Church manse. This picture was taken in the heart of the devastated area where the full shock of the terrible explosion was felt.

CA BI 77-1035-1169 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion. This picture was taken at Fort Needham and shows the wreckage of homes at the top of the hill in the Richmond district.