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3 panoramic photographs extracted from ADM 1/8507/273 showing the damage caused by...
Catalogue reference: CN 1/29
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This record is about the 3 panoramic photographs extracted from ADM 1/8507/273 showing the damage caused by... dating from 1917 in the series Photographs Extracted from ADM series. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CN 1/29
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1917
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Description (What the record is about)
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3 panoramic photographs extracted from ADM 1/8507/273 showing the damage caused by the explosion at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 6 December 1917 after the collision between the Belgian Relief Ship Imo and the French SS Mont Blanc:
(1) Looking south.
(2) Looking north.
(3) Looking from Pier B.
Photographs annotated 'Photo Copyrighted in Canada 1917 By W G MacLaughlan Halifax N S.'. Sizes between 20 cm x 80 cm and 23 cm x 116 cm.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- ADM 1/8507/273
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 photograph(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- Photographs may remain in copyright
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- see description
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Americas
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C360747/
Series information
CN 1
Photographs Extracted from ADM series
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3 panoramic photographs extracted from ADM 1/8507/273 showing the damage caused by...
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