Name/Title
Culebra Cut Canal Zone QuartersEntry/Object ID
2021.07.0211Description
Black and white photograph postcard depicting housing quarters and the Chief Engineering Office and Administration Building in the Culebra Cut Canal Zone. Culebra is also known as the Gaillard Cut. Writing on the front of the postcard reads 'Culebra Canal Zone' and 'Chief Eng. Office Administration Bldg.' Verso has a handwritten note.Subject
Panama CanalSubject Place
Country
PanamaRegion
Central AmericaCollection
Postcard CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Photograph (1900-Present)Date Published
circa 1910 - circa 1915Primary Language
EnglishTranscription
Transcription
The building on the left is where I live when in Culebra and the man stood on the porch of the Administration Bldg on the right when he took pictures #3 which shows Gold hill marked X and part of the cut with steam shovel working on the upper level The cut is over 1000 feet wide and 500 feet deep at this pointLanguage
EnglishOther Names and Numbers
Notes
Numbers handwritten on front lower center and verso left edge by previous ownerDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inCondition
Reason for Exam
InventoryCondition
Grade 4 Good
