Black and white photograph postcard depicting the construction of the Panama Canal. The photo shows the lower lock at Gatun Locks while the gate was under construction. Dated September 1912. 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
Primary Language
English
Transcription
Transcription
This is a view taken in the lower lock at Gatun showing a section of form for placing concrete still in place als [sic] one of the gates under construction, this is about where the artist that drew the future in the N.Y. Times I sent you stood. Taken about Sept 1912
