Panama Collection (page 52)

Panama / Ancon C1915
Ancon, Canal Zone: Palm Avenue, Hospital Grounds

Panama City / Cathedral Pl
Panama City: Cathedral and main square

Panama Canal Plan 1881
A birds eye view of the canal as planned by the French, whose project will have to be abandoned, and completed by the Americans

Canal / Panama / Uss Rh Isld
USS Rhode Island in Gatun Lake

Canal / Panama / Piers 7 & 8
Piers 7 and 8 at Christobal

Culebra Cut Works
One of the massive steam shovels at Culebra : a machine like this is capable of shifting 8000 tons a day

Culebra Cut
At work on the Culebra Cut : half hidden is one of the steam shovels digging out the bottom of the canal : the bridge is a temporary erection during construction

Darien Expedition 1698
DARIEN EXPEDITION A view of the Darien Isthmus, Panama at the time of the Scottish colony established there in November 1698 (it failed in 1699)

Panama Railrd. Train / C19
Aspinwall, Central America: the train starting for Panama

Panama Canal - Panama
The harbour of Panama, southern terminal of the proposed canal, which this year is ceded to USA : it will not be completed till 1914

Panama Village Scene
Scene in a Panama village

Building Panama Canal
Building the Panama Canal

Making Panama Hats in, of all places, Panama

Panama City
General view of Panama City

Panama - Colon Railway
The railway station at Colon

San Jose, Panama City
The magnificent Golden altar of San Jose church, Avenue A, Panama City - a splendid example of Roman Catholic ornamentalism

Panama City 1914
Central Avenue, looking east

Miraflores Locks Night
The Miraflores locks by night

Miraflores Locks
United States destroyers in the Miraflores locks

Pedro Miguel Locks
Birds eye view of the Pedro Miguel locks

Culebra Cut and Ship
The Grace Companys Santa Teresa passes through the picturesque Culebra Cut

Gatun Lock and Liner
The American Dollar Line steamship President Van Buren passes through Gatun Lock

Gatun Spillway
The four sluice gates of Gatun spillway in the act of discharging - a striking spectacle which attracts the locals

Gatun Lock Aerial View
Birds eye view of the Gatun sequence of locks

Panama Canal / Culebra Cut
U.S.S. Rhode Island in the Culebra Cut

Surveying Panama Canal
Surveying under difficulties : the terrain is rough and densely covered, jungle in some places, swamp in others

Panama sacked by Henry Morgan
Panama is sacked by Henry Morgan

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