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Sewing Class
This photograph was taken in March of 1953 at Cristobal High School. Did you take a sewing class at Cristobal High School? Are you in this sewing class? Can you identify anyone in this photograph? Was this a part of the school’s curriculum or was it an extracurricular activity? Was it a popular class to take? If you have any information or memories from sewing class, please share with us in the comments section!
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Mrs. Connelly with Hill and Gertrude Stubner
We have several photographs featuring these women and others in a similar setting. This particular image has the caption “Mrs. Connelly & Hill and Gertrude Stubner” written on the back. Can you help us with additional information? Can anyone confirm the identity of any of these ladies? Where was this taken and in what year? Do you recognize the buildings in the background? Are those residential buildings in the background– do you think this was a neighborhood? If you have any memories or information on the women or buildings featured in this photograph, please share your knowledge with us in the comments section!
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Canal Ceremony
We have a few photographs in the collection featuring this ceremony. We have little information concerning the location and the people featured in this image. Can you help us? In a similar photograph, the man featured in the middle–in the gray suit and red tie–was giving a speech at the podium. Can you identify this man? Can you identify anyone else in this photograph? We think this ceremony was for the new dredge, the Rialto M. Christensen. Can anyone confirm this? Did you attend this ceremony or can you tell us where it was held and when? If you have any information on this ceremony, please share your knowledge with…
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Going Global
Gracias, 감사합니다, and thank you to everyone who has shared this site with family and friends! You can see in our blog stats, that the new UF PCM Collection blog has already received views from Panama, Costa Rica, and now all the way to South Korea! Please continue to check back for updates and new posts, and continue sharing the link with anyone who may be interested in the history of the Panama Canal!
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Life Savers of Porto Bello
This photograph has the caption “Life Savers of Porto Bello” written on the back, but we have no additional information. Can you confirm that this swim area is located in Porto Bello? Do you recognize the structure the people are standing on? Do you recognize any of these swimmers or “life savers”? Can anyone give us an exact date for this photograph? If you have any memories or information about this swim area, then please share with us in the comments section!
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First Place in the Cayuco Race
This photograph features the first place award ceremony for the 1971 Canal Zone Council BSA (Boy Scouts of America) Ocean to Ocean cayuco race. Were you a participant in this 1971 cayuco race? Are you, or someone you know, pictured in this photograph? Did you attend this race or any other Ocean to Ocean races? How popular was cayuco racing in the Canal Zone in the 1970’s? If you have any information about this photograph or the 1971 Ocean to Ocean cayuco race, please share it with us in the comments section!
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Future Teachers of America
This photograph was taken in March of 1953 at Cristobal High School. Were you a member of the Future Teachers of America at Cristobal High School or a member at another school? Do you recognize anyone in this photograph? One student seems to be holding some sort of certificate– does anyone know if there was a special significance to this meeting? If you have any information or memories about the people in this photograph or the Future Teachers of America, please share with us in the comments section!
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The Root Palm
This colorful stereograph image is one of 200 stereographs we will be digitizing in the coming months, as a part of a mini-grant we recently received. In beginning to test some logistics of this digitization project, we found that these palm trees were difficult to correctly identify. The title of the image “The Root Palm” is not as helpful as one would hope. The term “root palm” is not in the Library of Congress Subject Headings and a simple Google search did not yield any additional results. Can you identify this plant? Does it have a more commonly used name– or do you know its scientific name? We think it…
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Hotel Washington at Colon
The caption on the back of this photograph reads: Hotel Washington at Colon (House?) Washington House (Bachelor Quarters). Is the Hotel Washington still in Colon? Have you ever stayed there? Was this a traditional hotel for visitors or more like a boarding house? The caption mentions “bachelor quarters”– could women stay here? If you have any information or memories about the Hotel Washington, please share with us in the comments section!
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In The Trenches
This image comes from a collection of photographs within the Carpenter Collection that is described as, “Photographs: U.S. Soldiers (Unidentified), Panama Canal”. The year has been recorded as 1920, but we have no additional information about the individual photographs in this collection. Can you tell us what is going on in this photo? What would a set-up like this have been used for? Did you have an experience with a trench like this in or near the Canal Zone? Can you identify the location of this photograph? Any information you can add to this photograph may be useful– please share your knowledge in the comments section!
