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Boy soldiers in the regular Panama Army - contrasted with U.S. officers - part of a frontier guard, Bayano River – Historic Reproduction

Boy soldiers in the regular Panama Army - contrasted with U.S. officers - part of a frontier guard, Bayano River, c1904. — historic photograph
Boy soldiers in the regular Panama Army - contrasted with U.S. officers - part of a frontier guard, Bayano River, c1904.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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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Young soldiers posed beside U.S. officers make this stereograph stand out from the usual views of the Canal Zone. The caption describes boys serving in Panama's regular army as part of a frontier guard on the Bayano River, shown in contrast with the American officers in the same frame. Panama had separated from Colombia in 1903 with strong U.S. backing, and the new republic was still building its security forces, so a scene like this reflects both its limited manpower and the close American role in its affairs. The details come from an unverified caption card, so they are best read as the publisher's account of the scene.

Created / publishedc1904.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
NotesStereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Army, U.S.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 796 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-148715

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