Title

Panama Canal, 1904. Creator: Harris & Ewing.

Caption

Panama Canal, 1904. 'Isthmian Canal - Looking North from Sta. K547 - Culebra. Dec. 20, 1904'. The Panama Canal project was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken. The canal was cut across the Isthmus of Panama, enabling ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. However, thousands of workers died from yellow fever, malaria, and other tropical diseases - by 1884 the death rate was over 200 per month.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A23_073

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Rights managed

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160,2Mb (3,6Mb) / 28,9in x 21,5in / 8661 x 6464 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation library technology railways engineering country equipment railway color Central America excavation machine canal machinery railway line location collection century railway tracks train track Panama railway track wagon Panama Canal civil engineering excavations B&W Library of Congress excavating United States of America Colour water transport black & white black and white B W white and black 1900s 20th century wagons American America USA TGN waggon photograph landscape united states Harris Congressional Library waggons George W. Heritage Art glass negative Martha Panam? still image Harris & Ewing collection Harris & Ewing Ewing Harris & Harris & Ewing Inc Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio Harris & Ewing Inc. Martha Ewing Ewing Martha Ewing Newcombe Newcombe Martha Kuntze Kuntze George W. Harris George William Harris George W Harris George Harris s.