Panoramic photograph of the Culebra Cut excavation, Panama – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Panoramic photograph of the Culebra Cut excavation, Panama in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Panoramic photograph of the Culebra Cut excavation, Panama
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The Culebra Cut, the deep channel slicing through the Continental Divide on the Panama Canal route, is the feature this panorama sets out to show, and its sheer scale is the point. Theodore Roosevelt visited the isthmus in November 1906, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to leave the country while in office, and he pushed hard for the canal's completion. The American effort, which took over the French company's stalled work in 1904, dug through the ridge of rock and soil with steam shovels, drills and dynamite, and the cut was among the most difficult stretches of the entire project.
| Original scan | 5,400 × 928 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | PANAMA 1914 Culebra Cut |
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