Gatun spillway dam, Panama – 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 Gatun spillway dam, Panama. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Gatun spillway dam, Panama
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Few structures along the Panama Canal were as central to its operation as the spillway at Gatun, which regulates the water level of the artificial lake that feeds the canal's locks. Completed in 1913, the earthen dam holds back the Chagres River to form Gatun Lake, and the spillway releases excess water to keep the lake at a steady height for ships passing between the oceans. This glass negative comes from the Bain News Service, a New York photo agency that sold pictures to newspapers in the early twentieth century, and it records an engineering project that was among the largest of its time.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch four loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,779 × 4,223 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-17910 |
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