Photograph
Gatun Lighthouse and Locks
| An unidentified man in light-colored uniform, on the far left just behind a column, is standing atop the near side of the Gatun Locks near Colon, Panama. On the opposite side, people are standing at the base of the newly constructed Gatun Northbound Rear Lighthouse. A "mule" trolley car is midway up the slope to the lighthouse. |
| Image ID: | 140734 |
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| Creation Date: | 03 1913 |
| Creator Name: | Brumder, George F. |
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| Collection Name: | Brumder family and Milwaukee German ancestry research papers, 1844-2014 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH Milwaukee Mss 229.7 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.25 inches |
| George Frederick Brumder and his wife, Thekla Wollaeger Brumder, traveled to the West Indies and the Panama Canal in March 1913, before the official opening of the canal in August, 1914. They were passengers on the S.S. Grosser Kurfürst of the North German Bremen Line. George F. Brumder was the son of Milwaukee publisher George Brumder. |
| Lighthouses |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Uniforms |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Canals |
| Locks (Hydraulic engineering) |
| Street-railroads |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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