Black and white photograph postcard of the construction of the Panama Canal. The photograph is looking west towards the beginnings of the Gatun Dam. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Geo. A. Balling. Verso includes a handwritten note.
Subject
Panama Canal
Subject Place
City
Gatun
Country
Panama
Region
Central America
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
Addressee
Name
Mrs. Geo. A. Balling
Primary Language
English
Transcription
Transcription
This is looking west from Range Light Tower on center wall of locks, showing part of the Great Gatun dam which is nothing more than a lot of dirt hauled in to stop the Chagress [sic] river from running into the sea. The Hydro Electric Plant will be in the extreme left of picture
