Sad monuments of a fallen project--dilapidated dredges Greytown Nicaragua C. A. – Vintage Photo Print
(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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Sad monuments of a fallen project--dilapidated dredges Greytown Nicaragua C. A. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Sad monuments of a fallen project--dilapidated dredges Greytown Nicaragua C. A.
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Rusting dredges sitting idle at Greytown, the Caribbean port also known as San Juan del Norte, show what became of an ambitious canal scheme. This stereograph, made by B.L. Singley and issued by the War Photograph and Exhibition Company, shows the equipment left to decay after work on the harbor stalled. By 1903, when the view was published, Washington had turned its attention to a Panama route, and the Nicaraguan project that had drawn private and government interest for decades was effectively shelved. The card's title, calling the machines "sad monuments," reflects how visibly the abandoned effort had marked the waterfront.
| Created / published | 1903 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Notes | H27199 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.L. Singley. No. 12913. · War Photograph and Exhibition Company publisher. |
| Subjects | Dredging--Nicaragua--Greytown--1900-1910. Deterioration--Nicaragua--Greytown--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,286 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-271065 |
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