Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz Janet F. Kitz is an authority on the Halifax Explosion and the author of two books on this historic event. Shattered City: the Halifax Explosion and the Road to Recovery and Survivors. Children of the Halifax Explosion, both published by Nimbus Publishing. During her years of research on the topic she has collected images and developed several slide shows for presentations at museums and other public appearances. This PowerPoint presentation was created from Janet's school slide presentation. Included is a copy of the commentary Janet uses during her lectures. We invite educators to use this slide show as a tool in their classrooms. Please share your comments with us: teachers@cbc.ca Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 1 Reproduction of information from Canadian Hydrographic Service charts in this publication are for illustrative purposes only, they do not meet the requirements of the Charts and Publication Regulations and are not to be used for navigation. The appropriate charts, corrected up-to-date, and the relevant complementary publications required under the Charts and Publications Regulations of the Canada Shipping Act must be used for navigation. Photo: Janet Kitz Collection Reproduced with the permission of the Canadian Hydrographic Service. Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 4 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection, 1916 City Directory Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 5 Photo: Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management Collection Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 6 Photo: Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 8 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection, courtesy of Jean Hunter Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 9 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection, courtesy of Merita Dobson Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 10 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection / Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 12 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection (Artifacts: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 22 Photo: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 26 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection courtesy of Barbara Orr Thompson Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 28 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection courtesy of the Halifax Regional Fire Department Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 29 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection courtesy of James Pattison Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 30 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection - The Halifax Catastrophe, Royal Print and Litho, 1917 Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 31 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection courtesy of Jean Crowdis Murray Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 32 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection courtesy of Jean Crowdis Murray Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 33 Photo: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Charles A. Vaughan Collection Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 34 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection (also available at Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management) Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 35 Photo: Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management - Notman Industries Collection Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 36 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection (The Standard - Montreal, Canada, December 22, 1917) Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 40 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection - The Halifax Catastrophe, Royal Print and Litho, 1917 Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 41 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection (also available at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic) Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 42 Photo: Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 44 Photo: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 47 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection, Halifax Herald, 1917 Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 48 Photo: Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 50 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection - Halifax Catastrophe, Royal Print and Litho, 1917 Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 51 Photo: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Hagen Collection Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 52 Photo: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Charles A.Vaughan Collection Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 53 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection - Halifax Catastrophe: Royal Print and Litho, 1917 Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 54 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection (artifacts: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic) Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 55 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection - Montreal Standard, December 22, 1917 Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 56 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection - Devastated Halifax, 1917 Gerald E. Weir Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 57 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection, Montreal Standard, December 22. 1917 Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 58 Photo: Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management - Robert S. Low Collection Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 59 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection courtesy of Nellie Adams Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 60 Photo: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Charles A. Vaughan Collection Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 61 Photo: Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 64 Photo: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Charles A. Vaughan Collection Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 65 Photo: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Charles A.Vaughan Collection Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 67 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection courtesy of Jean Hunter Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 69 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection courtesy of Jean Hunter Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 70 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection courtesy of Barbara Thompson Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 71 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection courtesy of United Memorial Church Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 73 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection courtesy of Marjorie Davidson Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 75 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection courtesy of Dorothy Swetnam Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 76 Photo: Janet Kitz Collection (artifact: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic) Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz 77 Photo: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Annie Liggins Welsh Collection Slide show courtesy of Janet Kitz

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