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Soldiers engaged in rescue work after the Halifax explosion in December of 1917.

Black and white photograph. A group of soldiers digs through debris, searching for victims of the explosion. They wear long winter coats. The skeletal remains of a building are visible on the hill beyond them. — (Canadian Dept. of Defence, Library and Archives Canada, MIKAN No. 3193311.)

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