Name/Title
Men and Woman Swimming in ColonEntry/Object ID
2021.07.0221Description
Black and white photograph postcard depicting twelve (12) men and one (1) woman swimming in Colon. The 'pool' is sea water on the other side of a seawall. Third from the left and going to the right are Dalton, Pelley, Ester, W.W. Brewbaker, 'Myself', and W. Roberts. The two on the far right are C.P. Carpenter (L) and W. Baxter (R). Verso has a handwritten note.Subject
Panama CanalSubject Place
City
ColónState/Province
ColónCountry
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
EnglishNotes
Made on AZO paper manufactured by the Eastman Kodak Co.Transcription
Transcription
Pool at Colon Canal Zone
Left to right
#3 R.I. Dalton
#4 Pelley & Ester
5 W.W. Brewbaker
6 Myself
7 W. Roberts
10 C.P. Carpenter
11 W Baxter
Take Sunday Nov. 24-1912
Shows the rough sea and framing water in pool. Breaker wash over the wall ever few minutes and it was at the sight of one deluging the photographer that I was laughing in the other cardLanguage
EnglishOther Names and Numbers
Notes
Number handwritten on verso upper edge by previous ownerDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inCondition
Reason for Exam
InventoryCondition
Grade 3 Very Good
