Name/Title
Blowing Gamboa DikeEntry/Object ID
2021.07.0231Description
Black and white photograph depicting an explosion set off remotely by President Woodrow Wilson in Washington D.C. Text below the image reads 'Blowing Gamboa Dike.' The explosion cleared one of the last remaining barriers in the Culebra Cut, also known as the Gaillard Cut. The image is dated October 10, 1913. The photograph was designed to be attached to a postcard backing.Photograph Details
Subject Place
City
GamboaCountry
PanamaRegion
Central AmericaCollection
Postcard Collection, Photograph CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa 1910 - circa 1915Time Period
20th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
3-1/4 inWidth
5-1/2 inCondition
Reason for Exam
InventoryOverall Condition
Good