Name/Title
Culebra HousingEntry/Object ID
2021.07.0258Description
Black and white photograph postcard depicting housing used by those working on the Culebra Cut. Much of this community was destroyed in multiple landslides into the Cut. 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
Under X is the YMC.A. Building
Aug 28-1912
X Is where the man stood who took #2 picture showing Culebra before the big slide, taking all the buildings with it up to the Y.M.C.A. On the right of No 3 Picture shows the place where the slide was and after nearly all the dirt was removed, Last Monday they has another slide which took the Y.M.C.A. buildingLanguage
EnglishOther Names and Numbers
Notes
Number handwritten on front upper center by previous ownerDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inCondition
Reason for Exam
InventoryCondition
Grade 3 Very Good
