Canal Zone, Republic of Panama: Colon fire department – Historic Reproduction
(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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Canal Zone, Republic of Panama: Colon fire department comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Canal Zone, Republic of Panama: Colon fire department
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Colón, on the Caribbean coast at the northern mouth of the Panama Canal, is the setting for this photographic print of its fire department, dated to about 1907. By then the city was crowded with workers and supplies for the American-led canal project, and wooden construction was common, which made fire a constant danger. The caption card's details are unverified, so the exact crew, equipment and location in the city remain uncertain, but the picture still offers a glimpse of civic life in the early years of the Canal Zone.
| Created / published | c1907. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Fire... |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,131 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-148634 |
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