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SS Ancon August 15, 1914
Happy 100th birthday Panama Canal! The Centennial celebration is finally here! To celebrate 100 years we want to share the image of the SS Ancon passing through the canal on this very day 100 years ago.
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Working on the Culebra Cut
Unfortunately, we do not have much information on this interesting photograph. We know its during the excavation of the Culebra cut. Please help us add more to this object’s record!
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Land slide at Culebra cut
Cutting through the continental divide a huge challenge for excavation, but other issues like land slides made the excavation of Culebra more difficult.
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What is happening in this stereograph?
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Steam shovel at Culebra Cut
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Culebra Cut
Just one more day until the Centennial here! Culebra cut, formerly known as the Galliard cut, was one of the greatest engineering feats of its time.
Major David du Bose Galliard took the task to excavate the cut through the continental divide, but did not live to see it complete.
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Ships entering Gatun Lake
At the time of its completion, Gatun Lake was the largest man made lake in the world.
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Gatun Upper Locks
The Gatun locks were completed in 1913.
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Gatun Middle Locks
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Gatun Lower Locks
Three chambers in total, the Gatun locks stand on the Atlantic side of the canal.
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Gatun locks
Only two days left until 100 years and the Panama Canal would not be what is today without Gatun!
We don’t have any extra information about this photograph, but we do know that it is at Gatun.
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