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Classroom
Unfortunately this image lacks a caption. Please help us learn more about it.
Can you estimate when and where this image was taken? Who are the girls and women posing for the camera? Is it an art class? Is this at a school?If you have any information on the classroom featured in this photograph, please share your knowledge with us in the comments section!
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Happy Birthday President Franklin D. Roosevelt
We want to wish a happy 131st birthday to former President Franklin D. Roosevelt! In honor of the day we have pulled a photograph of one of his visits to Panama from our archives to share with you today.
Could you help us identify which visit was this? We know he visited Panama in the following years: 1934, 1935, 1938, and 1940. Unfortunately the caption on the back does not state which one.If you have any information about this F.D.R. image, please share with us in the comments section!
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Girl Scouts
On the reverse side of this image it is titled “So Tinto” and is dated “Dec. 1956” . Please help us identify the location of this image.
Do you recognize the title of the image? Is So Tinto a village or town in Panama?Are these girls a part of the local girl scout troop? Are they performing some kind of activity that day? Were you part of this troop?
If you have any information on these girl scouts featured in the photograph, please share your knowledge with us in the comments section!
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Canal Zone Police
We would like to share with you all another one of our fantastic patches found in the Panama Canal Museum Collection.
Were you a police officer in Panama? Do you recognize this patch? If so, could you please help us identify the time period it was used during? Who would have worn this type of patch?If you have any information about this object, please share with us in the comments section!
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A Captionless Ballet Photograph Series
This is only two images from a photographic series featuring children performing a play or ballet. Unfortunately none of the photographs contain captions. Please help us learn more about the series.
Does anyone recognize the children in this series? How about their location? Is this their school? Where in Panama is their school located?Did you participate in school plays/ballets in Panama? What did you perform?
If you have any more information or stories about this image or school plays/ballets in Panama, please share with us in the comments section!
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Cutting The Cake
The reverse of this image holds a list of illegible names of the people featured here. Please help us decipher the writing and learn more about this image.
Do you recognize the event featured in the image? Who are these men and why are they cutting a cake? Is it a party for the man cutting the cake? What occasion does the cake mark?Do you know the men in the image? Can you estimate a time period or location?
If you have any information on the men featured in this photograph, please share your knowledge with us in the comments section!
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Golden Anniversary Postage Stamps
These stamps commemorate the Golden Anniversary of the Panama Canal in 1964. How did you mark the special occasion? Did you collect or use these stamps?
Please share with us your Golden Anniversary stories in the comments section!
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A Basketball Team
On the reverse side of this image, the names of the men are illegibly listed. Please help us decipher the writing and learn more about this image.
Do you recognize the men or their names in this image? What team do they play for? Is it a school or college level basketball team? Can you estimate a time period or location?Was basketball popular in Panama? Did you play for a team there?
If you have any memories or information on the men featured in this photograph, please share your knowledge with us in the comments section!
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Panama Canal Company Stationary
Have you received a letter from the president of the Panama Canal Company? Was it on this stationary?Did you have specialized stationary for your work place in Panama? Did you work for the Panama Canal Company?
If you have any information about this stationary or related stories, please share with us in the comments section!
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Group Portrait
The reverse of this image holds a list of illegible names of the people featured here. Please help us decipher the writing and learn more about this image.
Do you recognize the names or faces? Why are they congregated for this picture?How about the men in the image? Who are they and how are they related to the women?
Can you estimate a time period or location?
If you have any information on the women and men featured in this photograph, please share your knowledge with us in the comments section!
