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English: This photograph was purportedly taken 15-20 seconds after the explosion. The National Library and Archives Canada description estimates the distance from the explosion as approximately 2 kilometres (one and a quarter miles) and that it was taken at Bedford Basin, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, looking south down Halifax Harbour. Photographer: unknown.

The height of the blast at its peak was measured at approximately 12,000 feet (3,657.6 metres) on a sextant by Captain W. M. A. Campbell of the Canadian merchant ship, SS Acadien, approximately 24.14 km (15 mi) from the harbour approaches. In Canada - from the David Millar Collection (NLAC). In the U.S. - National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Reference #165-WW-158A-15. Original source: Underwood & Underwood. Print only - no negative available.

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This image is available from Library and Archives Canada under the reproduction reference number PA-166585 and under the MIKAN ID number 3531262

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  • 2009-01-20 03:45 Mike.lifeguard 1200×1905× (635850 bytes) hopefully smoother
  • 2007-03-22 14:00 Photo.guy4god 1200×1905× (477106 bytes) (View, from the Northwest Arm -- a distance of 2.1 kilometres, of the column of smoke raised by the Halifax Explosion. May be the only photograph of the blast itself. 6 Dec. 1917 / Halifax, N.S. (vicinity) — 1 item — 125 x 100 mm Source: Library and Archives Canada USE/)

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current03:36, 6 April 2013Thumbnail for version as of 03:36, 6 April 20131,200 × 1,905 (417 KB)WarBaCoN (talk | contribs)last upload didn't seem to work, also colour profile issue fixed.
03:30, 6 April 2013Thumbnail for version as of 03:30, 6 April 20131,200 × 1,905 (403 KB)WarBaCoN (talk | contribs)restore from scratch in attempt to recover some of the detail lost in previous versions.
05:00, 21 July 2012Thumbnail for version as of 05:00, 21 July 20121,200 × 1,905 (278 KB)1970gemini (talk | contribs){{Information |Description ={{en|1=This may be the only photograph of the remnants of blast itself reportedly taken 15-20 seconds after the explosion. Indications are that it was taken Bedford Basin, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, from approximately ...
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