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Gatun Locks
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A view looking toward the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal, over the Gatun Locks during construction. The entrance lighthouse is seen in the distance. A man is standing at the edge on the left, and people standing on the lock gates in the distance are dwarfed by the massive walls of the locks. There is equipment on the floor of the locks and also atop the walls.
March 1913
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Gatun Lighthouse and Locks
March 1913
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 a...
Lake Gatun
1913
Palm trees and defoliated deciduous trees stand in the waters of Lake Gatun near Colon, Panama. The lake was formed by building a dam across the Chagres River during the construction of the Panama ...
Culebra Cut
March 1913
An elevated view of the vast excavation of the Culebra Cut during construction of the Panama Canal. Railroad tracks and a stream are running through the cut. On the hillside above are large sheds a...
Thekla in Panama
March 1913
Thekla Wollaeger (Mrs. George F.) Brumder posing on a street in Panama, possibly in Panama City. She is wearing a long, light-colored dress, hat and gloves, and is carrying a parasol. Commercial bu...
In St. Pierre
March 1913
Thekla Wollaeger Brumder is posing standing near the ruins of a stone building in St. Pierre, Martinique. She is wearing a light-colored dress and large brimmed hat.
Worker Housing
March 1913
A small electric train engine identified as P.R.R. [Panama Railroad] 8 is parked in front of a row of two-story wooden houses. Lumber is piled near the tracks, which are separated from the houses b...
