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74:. This is not quite up to FA standards, its a little short of the size requirements, however in light of the historical significance and the circumstances under which the photograph was taken I'm asking the community for a degree of leniency here.
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Photographed here is the aftermath of what is largely considered one of the largest (if not the largest) man made non-nuclear explosion in human history: the
Halifax Explosion, which annihilated the ammunition ship SS
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Photographer: unknown. Photo is asserted to PD by virtue of time lapse and changes to the crown copyright law, which are detailed on the image page. Restored version as shown here is courtesy of
137:- Very striking image, but quality-wise it seems to be from a mass media print source rather than a negative or photographic print. Do we have any information on its provenance? —
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Sorry, but you'd have to ask WarBaCoN about that becuase I simply don't know.
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