Oland's Brewery Ruins Factory Scene after the Halifax Explosion Post Card Item #79977

Brewery In Ruins After the Halifax Explosion

Date:

1917

Category:

Post Cards

Grade:

Grade 9

Maker:

Oland's Breweries Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Detail 2:

Unusual factory scene postcard showing the ruined Oland's brewery after the Halifax Explosion on December 6, 1917. The tragedy occurred when the ship Mount Blanc collided with the Imo causing a fire which quickly grew out of control. Unbeknownst to the sightseers gathering on the shore the Mount Blanc was carrying 2400 tonnes of high explosives for the French forces in WWI. The resulting blast was the largest man-made explosion until the Atomic Bomb. 2000 people were killed.

Type:

Postcard

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