Operation of Gatun Locks
Looking north from north gates, showing lower guard gates in foreground. Dredging fleet in the distance and Atlantic entrance to canal, October 9
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Operation of Gatun Locks
Dredging fleet. Suction dredge entering lower lock, west chamber. Looking north. Oct. 9, 1913.
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Operation of Gatun Locks
Dredging fleet entering upper lock, west chamber. Looking north. Water 45 ft above sea level. Oct. 9, 1913.
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Culebra Cut, Culebra
Crane removing dipper from stream shovel No. 231 wrecked in rock slide on south end of gold hill. August 17, 1913.
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Culebra Cut, Culebra
View looking north along bottom of canal. August 26, 1913
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Culebra Cut, Cucaracha Slide
Looking north from 95 ft. level. Laborers loading holes with dynamite. Oct. 10, 1913.
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Culebra Cut, Cucaracha Slide
Close view of dredges excavacting toe of slide. Dec. 8, 1913.
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Culebra Cut, Cuaracha Slide
Looking north from west bank. Ladder Dredge Corozal excavating in slide. Dec. 9, 1913.
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Culebra Cut, Culebra
Looking north from west bank, showing Cucaracha slide on the right. Suction dredge operating on north and south of slides. Oct. 28, 1913.
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Culebra Cut - Empire
Looking south from west bank near Cunette. Surface of water 72.3 ft. above sea level, October 30, 1913.
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Gamboa Dyke
Looking north from east bank, showing north end of Culebra cut and canal channel in the distance, Sept. 24, 1913
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Gamboa Dyke
Flooding of Culebra Cut thru valve pipes. Water entering thru two pipes. Crane removing one of the valves. Oct. 1, '13
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Blowing up Gamboa Dyke
General View from west hill showing blast. Oct. 10, 1913
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Operation of Pedro Miguel Locks
Dredging fleet entering east ca chamber of lock. Looking north. Oct. 24, 1913.
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Operation of Pedro Miguel Locks
Ladder Dredge "Corozel" leaving east chamber and entering Culebra Cut. Dec. 2, 1913.
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Miraflores Lake and South entrance to Fedro Miguel Lock
Looking south. Dec. 31, 1913.
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Miraflores Locks
Northwest wall and forebay. Looking north ax across Miraflores Lake. Pedro Miguel Locks in distance. Dec. 31, 1913
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Miraflores Upper locks
View from middle of lock, looking south along east chamber, lower locks and sea level section in distance. July 6, 1913.
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Craneboat A. La Valley
Leaving Miraflores lower locks. First steam vessel to pass from ocean to ocean through Panama Canal, Jan. 7, 1914.
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Balboa Terminals
Locomotive Crane digging with orange peel bucket inside the Caissons, and loading directly into cars. Oct. 21,13
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Balboa Terminals
General View of the machine, erecting, and tool shops. Forge shop, steel storage and boiler shop. Oct. 7, 1913
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Operation of Gatun Locks
First boat through. Tugboat "Gatun" entering lower lock, west chamber. Looking south from fore bay. Sept. 26, 1913.
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Panama Railroad Depot, City of Panama. Oct. 16, 1913
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Isthmian Canal Commission Map showing Isthmus with completed
Canal
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Pedro Miguel locks - Control House
Switchboard ready for test March 19, 1914.
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Operation of Gatun Locks
Class "C" submarines and "Severn" (tender) in upper east chamber ready to be lowered. April 15, 1914
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Operation of Gatun Locks
East Emergency dam subjected to head of 30 ft. of water. May 6, 1914.
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Operation of Gatun Locks
North from center wall lighthouse S. S. Alliance in upper west chamber, water Elevation 56.6 June 8 1914.
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Operation of Miraflores Locks
S. S. Santa Clara in lower west chamber ready for water to be lowered to sea level. Looking north. June 19, 1914.
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Opening of the Panama Canal
S. S. Ancon in west Chamber, Gatun upper locks. Looking South, Aug. 15, 1914.
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Opening of the Panama Canal
S. S. Ancon approaching Gamboa. Looking north. Aug. 15, 1914.
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Opening of the Panama Canal
S. S. Ancon passing Cucaracha slide. Looking north. August 15, 1914.
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Opening of the Panama Canal
S. S. Ancon entering east chamber of Pedro Miguel locks. View from top of Cerro Luisa. Aug.15, '14
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Opening of the Panama Canal
S. S. Ancon leaving west chamber Miraflores lower locks. Aug. 15, 1915. (Note: 1915 is printed on slide, but I think it should be 1914, to be
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