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[Panorama of Panama City, Republic of Panama, showing railroad station in right center] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Panorama of Panama City, Republic of Panama, showing railroad station in right center], c1909 March 3. — historic photograph
[Panorama of Panama City, Republic of Panama, showing railroad station in right center], c1909 March 3.. Historic photograph from the Railroads & Depots collection.

(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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Step back in time with [Panorama of Panama City, Republic of Panama, showing railroad station in right center], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Few views of Panama City from this period show the city's rail link so clearly. The panorama places the railroad station at the right center, a reminder that the Panama Railroad, completed in 1855, linked the Pacific port of Panama City with the Atlantic side of the isthmus. After the United States took over the canal project in 1904, the railroad became a vital supply and transport line, and the station was one of the busiest points in the city. The picture was entered for copyright in March 1909, when the canal was still under construction and the city was changing quickly.

Created / publishedc1909 March 3.
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsH123833 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Railroad--Station.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 707 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-148628

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