THE PANAMA CANAL IN 1911 Part 1

Description

Has panoramic views of the canal. Shows steam shovels, dynamite blasting, the unloading of earth from railway cars along the canal bank, a railway track shifter, concrete mixing plants, the transportation of concrete from plants to locks, laborers detraining and entraining, a suction dredge operating on the Atlantic end, and other construction operations.

Collection

General Records of the Department of State

Series

Moving Images Relating to U.S. Foreign Policy and Foreign Relations