P.R.R. Co.s Pier, Panama – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic image of P.R.R. Co.s Pier, Panama brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: [Panoramic view of P.R.R. Co.'s Pier #4]
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P.R.R. Co.s Pier, Panama
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In 1909 Panama was a young nation, having separated from Colombia in November 1903, and both of its coasts were busy with the United States' canal project. The Panama Railroad Company, whose controlling stock the Pennsylvania Railroad had held since the 1880s, crossed the isthmus and carried much of the freight and passenger traffic between the Atlantic and Pacific before the canal opened. Piers like this one received steamers from New York and New Orleans, unloading machinery, cement, food, and supplies for construction camps, and loading fruit and other produce for the return trips. Sanitation crews were working to bring yellow fever and malaria under control, and the railroad and its docks were central to feeding and housing the thousands of workers on the isthmus.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | pictorial news co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Panama |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,865 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Panoramic view of P.R.R. Co.'s Pier #4] |
| Reference | PANAMA 1909 P.R.R. Co.s Pier 4 |
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