Photograph
Locomotive and Steam Shovel
| An elevated view of a steam locomotive and rail mounted steam shovel, probably in the Culebra Cut, during construction of the Panama Canal. Men are seen on and around the equipment. The steam shovel, identified only as U.S. 258, was wrecked in a landslide May 29, 1913. The Bucyrus Foundry and Manufacturing Company of South Milwaukee supplied the majority of steam shovels used in building the canal. |
| Image ID: | 140737 |
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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. George F. Brumder was the son of Milwaukee publisher George Brumder and succeded his father as president of the publishing company. |
| Construction equipment |
| Steam shovels |
| Outdoor photography |
| Canals |
| Locomotives |
| Railroad tracks |
| Railroads |
| Construction workers |
| Railroad employees |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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