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Picture: The Halifax Explosion, December 6, 1917: A remarkable photo of the Thursday, December 6, 1917 explosion from the detonation of the MONT BLANC at 9:04, 35 seconds a.m., taken by an unknown person about 15 seconds after the 1,924 kiloton blast that cost over 2,000 lives. (Photo No. 165-WW-158A-15AU from the U.S. National Archives, Washington D.C.) Originally black and white, now hand tinted for greater clarity.