Black and white photograph postcard depicting the construction of the Panama Canal. The photograph shows a man standing on railroad tracks on a concrete wall that is part of a lock.
Subject
Panama Canal
Collection
Postcard Collection
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Postcard
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Writing Media
Nomenclature Class
Written Communication T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
Postcard Details
Postcard Type
Photograph (1900-Present)
Date Published
circa 1910 - circa 1915
Primary Language
English
Transcription
Transcription
This is lower lock looking south toward the upper lock, this lock is 27 feet lower than the upper and 27 higher than the lower.
Language
English
Notes
The word 'middle' was initially used instead of the first 'lower'
