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The last upload was 31 March.

Unidentified Dartmouth home uploaded 31 March
Identified! 68 Front Street, Pictou, NS uploaded 29 January
Identified! 1318 Robie Street uploaded 29 January
Unidentified Victorian house uploaded 29 January
Area of 5252 Green Street uploaded 29 January
Unidentified Victorian house uploaded 29 January
Identified! 1466 and 1472 Queen Street uploaded 29 January
Identified! 1322 Robie Street uploaded 29 January
Identified! 1095 Tower Road uploaded 29 January
Unidentified Victorian house uploaded 29 January
Identified! 5655 Fenwick Street uploaded 29 January
Unidentified Victorian house uploaded 29 January
Identified! 2522 and 2518 Gottingen Street uploaded 29 January
Identified! Wellington Barracks at CFB Halifax - Stadacona uploaded 29 January
Unidentified Victorian house uploaded 29 January

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[R.M.S. Olympic at Pier 2] carrying troops

from Halifax Municipal Archives

James Mogey said:
This must have been taken sometime in 1916. Olympic was chartered by the Canadian government in that year for troop transport and was still painted in wartime grey with blackened funnels (as shown). In 1917, and until the end of the war, she was painted in dazzle camouflage.
Halifax Municipal Archives said:
James Mogey Thanks for catching this for us - the date has been updated here and in our database.
LoricTheMad said:
Definitely 1916, probably October, as this image closely matches one in the archives of the Cape Breton Military History Collections, found here.
www.capebretonmilitaryhistory.com/collections/main-theme-...
Halifax Municipal Archives said:
LoricTheMad Thanks for the additional information! We've updated the date to reflect the likelihood of the photo being taken in October of 1916.

Identified: Looking north along west side of Queen St. near intersection of Clyde St.

from Halifax Municipal Archives

K Miller said:
This is looking north on Queen Street from near the intersection of Clyde. See here for comparable view on Street View: www.google.ca/maps/@44.6422624,-63.5754527,3a,90y,322.36h...
Halifax Municipal Archives said:
Hi K Miller! Thank you for your help identifying the location of this photo too. The description of the image has now been updated in our database with the location.

Identified! 2522 and 2518 Gottingen Street

from Halifax Municipal Archives

disasternat said:
I believe these houses are on Gottingen Street. I think the house that's partially hidden is maybe 2518 Gottingen? These houses were torn down to make way for the apartment building that are on the corner of Gottingen and Charles.

The roof line and turret looks similar to this picture on my blog "The Old North End" oldnorthend.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2518...

This photo in my blog was taken from the "North End News" in March 1989.
Halifax Municipal Archives said:
Thanks for your help identifying this photo, disasternat! I was able to zoom in on a higher resolution copy of the image that we have, and it looks like the civic on the building on its right is 2522, so you are definitely right! I've updated our database record to reflect the change as well.