Opening of the Panama Canal. S.S. ANCON approacing Cucaracha Slide, looking north, Aug. 15, 1914 – Antique Wall Art
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Opening of the Panama Canal. S.S. ANCON approacing Cucaracha Slide, looking north, Aug. 15, 1914. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Opening of the Panama Canal. S.S. ANCON approacing Cucaracha Slide, looking north, Aug. 15, 1914
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Taken on August 15, 1914, the day the Panama Canal officially opened to shipping, this view shows the steamer S.S. Ancon approaching the Cucaracha Slide, looking north. The Ancon made the first official transit of the waterway that day, and Cucaracha was one of the most troublesome stretches of the Culebra Cut, where unstable soil repeatedly slid into the channel during construction. The picture captures the moment when roughly a decade of engineering work was put to use. The caption details come from an unverified old card, so the specifics of the setting are worth reading with that in mind.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Const.; Pan. Canal. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,193 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-142478 |
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