Black and white photograph postcard depicting the construction of the Panama Canal. The photo is looking south towards a Gatun Locks lighthouse and the lower locks. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Geo. A. Balling. Verso has 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 south toward the range light house where I took the picture of the upper locks from. This shows the difference in level of the upper locks and the middle locks. See the 3 sets of RR tracks the center one is finished here ready for us to do our work but the 2 outside ones are not complete yet. We have finished our work on the vertical curves. The 2 black streak in the center is the slot left for us to equipt [sic] with electric conductors. The ridge in the center of the outside towing tracks it [sic] the rack which is used to hold the electric locomotive down also give them a bold to __ the boats
