Panama Canal Museum Collection Blog
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Explorations
  • Collections
  • Archives
  • Subscribe
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Explorations
  • Collections
  • Archives
  • Subscribe
  • Object of the Day

    Statue Of Liberty Mola

    December 31, 2013 /

    Happy New Years Eve, everyone! We hope you all had a great 2013! In honor of New Years Eve, we are sharing with you a festive mola featuring the Statue of Liberty.2011.4.523

    How did you spend your New Years Eves in Panama? Did you have any special traditions or activities for holiday?

    What is your favorite New Years Eve memory in Panama?

    If you have any information about this festive mola or any New Years Eve stories, please share with us in the comments section!

     

    read more
    admin 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    From the Stacks: USS Utah Scrapbook

    January 31, 2018

    “Walking on Water” in the Panama Canal

    February 14, 2018

    Physical Education Rompers

    June 21, 2017
  • Object of the Day

    An Airplane And Cars, Circa. 1920’s

    December 30, 2013 /

    The caption on the reverse side of this photograph informs us that this image is from the 1920’s. Please help us learn more about this image.UF00083281(3)Can anyone confirm that this is the 1920’s? If not, when do you think this image was captured? Also, where do you think this is?

    Does anyone recognize what type of plane this is? Is the plane and the surrounding people part of the military?

    How about the vehicles in the background? What to do you know about planes and vehicles in Panama during the 1920’s?

    If you have any information about this image, please share with us in the comments section!

    read more
    admin 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Cheering for the Team

    June 22, 2017

    “Walking on Water” in the Panama Canal

    February 14, 2018

    Item of the Week: Abou Saad Shrine Fez

    July 28, 2017
  • Object of the Day

    Santa Clause And Bird Molas

    December 27, 2013 /

    Happy holidays, everyone! We hope you all are enjoying this time of year and our holiday mola collection.2011.004.800

    Do you own any holiday molas? Have you seen molas like these before?

    Were holiday themed molas popular in Panama? If so, what were common subjects (i.e. bells, Santa Clause, snow men . . .) for them? Do you like holiday themed molas?

    If you have any information about these molas or any Christmas Eve stories, please share with us in the comments section!

    read more
    admin 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    From the Stacks: USS Utah Scrapbook

    January 31, 2018

    Physical Education Rompers

    June 21, 2017

    “Walking on Water” in the Panama Canal

    February 14, 2018
  • Object of the Day

    Holiday Mola

    December 26, 2013 /

     

    Happy holidays, everyone! We hope you all are enjoying this time of year. In honor of the season, we will be sharing our favorite holiday molas all week.unaccensioned_0002Please help us identify the objects featured on this mola. Do you recognize them? Can you confirm that the object on the right is a bell, the object on the left is an angel on a moon with a star, and the top object is mistletoe? Please let us know what you think they are.

    Do you own a mola like this one? Have you seen one like this before?

    If you have any information about this festive mola, please share with us in the comments section!

     

    read more
    admin 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Physical Education Rompers

    June 21, 2017

    Item of the Week: Abou Saad Shrine Fez

    July 28, 2017

    From the Stacks: USS Utah Scrapbook

    January 31, 2018
  • Object of the Day

    Santa Clause Mola

    December 25, 2013 /

    Happy holidays, everyone! We hope you all are enjoying this time of year. In honor of the season, we will be sharing our favorite holiday molas all week.2013.9.11

    How did you spend your Christmases in Panama? Did you have any special traditions or activities for Christmas? Did you celebrate or decorate with molas like the ones here?

    What is your favorite Christmas memory in Panama?

    If you have any information about this Santa Clause mola or any Christmas stories, please share with us in the comments section!

    read more
    admin 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Physical Education Rompers

    June 21, 2017

    “Walking on Water” in the Panama Canal

    February 14, 2018

    Cheering for the Team

    June 22, 2017
  • Object of the Day

    Santa Clause Shopping

    December 24, 2013 /

    Happy holidays, everyone! We hope you all are enjoying this time of year. In honor of the season, we will be sharing our favorite holiday molas all week.2011_4_356How did you spend your Christmas Eves in Panama? Did you have any special traditions or activities for Christmas Eve? Did you celebrate or decorate with molas like the ones here?

    If you have any information about this mola or opinions about holiday themed molas, please share with us in the comments section!

    read more
    admin 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    From the Stacks: USS Utah Scrapbook

    January 31, 2018

    Physical Education Rompers

    June 21, 2017

    “Walking on Water” in the Panama Canal

    February 14, 2018
  • Object of the Day

    Holiday Mola Of Bells

    December 23, 2013 /

    Happy holidays, everyone! We hope you all are enjoying this time of year. In honor of the season, we will be sharing our favorite holiday molas all week.unaccensioned_0001Do you own any holiday molas? Have you seen a mola like this one before?

    Were holiday themed molas popular in Panama? If so, what were common subjects (i.e. bells, Santa Clause, snow men . . .) for them? Do you like holiday themed molas?

    If you have any information about this mola or opinions about holiday themed molas, please share with us in the comments section!

    read more
    admin 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Physical Education Rompers

    June 21, 2017

    Cheering for the Team

    June 22, 2017

    “Walking on Water” in the Panama Canal

    February 14, 2018
  • Object of the Day

    S. S. Ancon

    December 20, 2013 /

    The caption on the backside of this photograph informs us that this ship named the S. S. Ancon and that this image is during “the war.” Could you please help us confirm this information and learn more about this ship?

    2001.40.2_0001What body of water is the S.S. Ancon seen in here? What area of the world did this ship serve in? What time period was it employed for?

    Have you or anyone you know served on the S.S. Ancon? What was your, or their, position in the military? When did you, or they, serve?

    If you know anything about this photograph, please share your knowledge and stories in the comments section!

    read more
    admin 10 Comments

    You May Also Like

    “Walking on Water” in the Panama Canal

    February 14, 2018

    Physical Education Rompers

    June 21, 2017

    From the Stacks: USS Utah Scrapbook

    January 31, 2018
  • Object of the Day

    Miscellaneous Military Base Camp Photos

    December 19, 2013 /

    These selected images come from a book in our collection date to the 1920s. The images depict military base(s). Please help us learn about them.
    UF00083280

    Image 3

    Were there military camps in Panama during the 1920s?

    Did you have an experience with a military camp like this in or near the Canal Zone?

    Can you identify the location of this photograph?

    Any information you can add to these photographs that may be useful– please share your knowledge in the comments section!

    read more
    admin 1 Comment

    You May Also Like

    Physical Education Rompers

    June 21, 2017

    Item of the Week: Abou Saad Shrine Fez

    July 28, 2017

    Cheering for the Team

    June 22, 2017
  • Object of the Day

    Unidentified Storm

    December 18, 2013 /

    Unfortunately we are having a hard time reading the caption for this image. Please help decipher it and learn more about this image.

    UF00083278(2)Do you recognize the area? How about the storm? Is it a hurricane?  If yes, what was its name?

    What time period was this image taken in? Do you remember this storm?

    If you have any information about this image or the storm, please share with us in the comments section!

    read more
    admin 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Cheering for the Team

    June 22, 2017

    From the Stacks: USS Utah Scrapbook

    January 31, 2018

    Physical Education Rompers

    June 21, 2017
 Older Posts

Panama Canal Museum Collection University of Florida Smathers Libraries pcmc.uflib.ufl.edu

Ashe Theme by WP Royal.