Digging the Panama Canal. 1907 – Historic 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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This rare historic photograph captures Digging the Panama Canal. 1907 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Digging the Panama Canal. 1907
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Excavation work on the Panama Canal was a defining engineering effort of the early twentieth century, and this 1907 view captures the scale of it at a time when the United States was directing the project. The United States took over construction from the French company that had abandoned its attempt in the 1880s, and by 1907 American engineers were pushing through the Culebra Cut, where workers used steam shovels and rail cars to haul away enormous quantities of rock and earth. Records of the period show the work was dangerous and difficult, shaped by tropical disease, landslides and the demands of moving so much material by hand and machine. The canal would open in 1914.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1907 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,090 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-138470 |
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