Wrecking cranes freeing steam shovel no. 231 from Cucaracha slide [Panama Canal], 4 Oct. 1909 – Antique Wall Art
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(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 Wrecking cranes freeing steam shovel no. 231 from Cucaracha slide [Panama Canal], 4 Oct. 1909. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Wrecking cranes freeing steam shovel no. 231 from Cucaracha slide [Panama Canal], 4 Oct. 1909
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Wrecking cranes are shown hauling a steam shovel, No. 231, out of the Cucaracha slide, a mass of collapsed earth in the Panama Canal's Culebra Cut. The cut was the most difficult stretch of the canal, and slides there repeatedly buried equipment and halted excavation during the American construction effort. The photograph is dated October 4, 1909, and the caption card records it as a view of the Canal Zone's landslide problems, a reminder of how much of the work was spent clearing debris rather than digging new ground.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | No. 32-K. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Locks (Hydr. engineering); P- C- Zone--1909; Landslides; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,237 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-141400 |
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