Panoramic view of Gatun Locks under construction, Panama Canal – Historic Photograph Print
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This rare historic image captures Panoramic view of Gatun Locks under construction, Panama Canal in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Panoramic view of Gatun Locks under construction, Panama Canal
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The Gatun Locks, a flight of three steps that lift ships roughly 85 feet to the level of Gatun Lake, form the centerpiece of the Panama Canal's Atlantic side. This panoramic view records the works while the concrete and machinery were still going up, during the years of American construction that Theodore Roosevelt pushed forward after taking office in 1901. Roosevelt considered the canal a defining project of his presidency, and he visited the isthmus in 1906 to see the progress for himself. The wide format shows the scale of the excavation and the yard around the locks, which helps explain why the job demanded such enormous amounts of labor and engineering.
| Original scan | 5,400 × 954 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | PANAMA 1913 c Gatun Locks emergency dams |
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