Panama Collection (page 6)

View of all the Gates in West Chamber, Gatun Locks, Panama Canal

Lighthouses at Balboa, Pacific entrance to the Panama canal

Upper and lower locks, showing chamber cranes, Miraflores, Panama Canal

The Cathedral, oldest building in Panama

West Chamber, looking South, Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal

Sand cranes at Balboa, Panama Canal

An angle in the Canal at Empire, Panama Canal

Unloading Concrete, Panama Canal

Ruins of Old Panama destroyed by Morgan 250 Years ago

Middle and Lower Locks, Gatun, Panama Canal

Church at Nata, oldest in the republic of Panama

Construction of the Panama Canal
View from the top of Bas Obispo Cut, Looking South, Panama Canal

Panama Canal
Location for permanent docks at Balboa, Panama Canal

South of France - Gents and their car
Two very smartly-attired Gentleman, ready to wow the ladies of the French Riviera, stand alongside their motor car

Ancient bridge on road to old Panama
A man on horseback atop an ancient bridge on the road to Old Panama

Marriage Custom, Panama
Neighbours clear the ground where the newly-weds will make their home

Marriage Ceremony, Panama
Marriage ceremony among the natives of Panama - gifts are offered, music and dancing, as the veiled bride is presented to the groom

Womens Wartime Fashion, 1940
Illustration showing a yellow paper panama trimmed with a green velvet ribbon. The design was decorated with various types of fruit and flowers

Panama Canal Map 1890
Map of the Canal : note that the Atlantic is on the left, the Pacific on the right, because the canal actually runs from NW to SE - Panama is east of Colon

Panama City / End 19C
Panama City: viewed across the water

Panama / Nombre De Dios
A view of the coast of Panama at the time of the Scottish Darien expedition

Panama Portobelo
Portobelo, on the northern coast of Panama, viewed from the sea

Panama Colon
(aka Aspinwall) The United States Mail Steam- ship Companys offices

Panama Taboga
Taboga, a small island in the Bay of Panama

Panama Panama City
General view of Panama City

John Milton Hay
JOHN MILTON HAY American diplomat and writer; private secretary to Abraham Lincoln (1861-65). Negotiated Panama Canal construction

Empress of Britain
Built on the Clyde for the Canadian Pacific Line and launched in 1930. Seen here passing through the Panama Canal during a world cruise

Dryden / Menswear / 202
Fashions for men: Formal, casual and sporty looks: evening dress with black tie, suit with double- breasted jacket, panama hat, knitted vest & flannel shorts

Lesseps and Engineers
Ferdinand de Lesseps with his team of engineers during the early days of the French project, which collapses for financial and other reasons

Pizarro Leaves Panama
Pizarro sets sail from Panama to conquer peru

Sacrifice in Panama
Human sacrifice ritual, probably in Panama or Guatemala

Dogs Set on Natives
During the governorship of Aria Davila, the Spaniards set their dogs on the natives of Panama (or Nicaragua)

Blasting at Emperador
The American operation : blasting rock at the Emperador cutting

The Culebra Cutting
The American operation : this scene at the Culebra cutting gives some idea of the vast quantity of rock and soil which has to be removed

French Workers Refusal
French workers, hearing of the dreadful working conditions on the Canal, refuse to leave the ship that has brought them to Panama : the Colon police force them to disembark

French Work at Panama
French operations - giving some idea of the enormous task challenging the engineers : later this year the French will abandon the project

Panama Feasibility Stud
The Anglo-French station during the early feasibility studies for the Canal, more than half a century before it is completed !

Cite De Lesseps
The Cite de Lesseps, where the canal cuts into the Chagres River

The Canal at Mindi
Part of the canal is successfully constructed such as this stretch at Mindi, but this is the year when the French are forced to abandon their operations

Railway Scheme - 2
An alternative scheme is seriously proposed : that a railway be constructed capable of carrying ships across the isthmus. But the idea never gets off the ground

Panama Canal Coaling
The coaling plant at the Atlantic Terminal, Cristobal

NORTH CAROLINA SHIP
American warship depicted entering the Culebra Cut of the Panama Canal

Panama Canal - Gatun Spillway
The Gatun spillway on the Panama Canal - part of a flood control program to combat water level change brought about by torrential rain (during the rainy season)

Administration Building
The Panama Canal Administration Building, Balboa, near Panama

VERMONT IN GATUN LOCKS
The U.S.S. Vermont in Gatun Locks

Coaling Plant and Docks
The Balboa Coaling plant, and Dry Docks, near Panama

Panama / Taboga C1915
Taboga, Taboga Island: native huts

Panama / Colon C1915
Colon: Calle del Frente (Front Street), viewed from Cristobal, showing the Panama railway company

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