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Balboa Post Office
We have this postcard depicting the Balboa Post Office and the back of the postcard reads: “The Balboa Post Office, a Spanish Colonial type building is located on the circular park at the foot of Balboa Prado facing the Commissary and Club House. As there is no mail delivery in the Canal Zone, the Central Post Office becomes a friendly meeting place.”
What can you tell us about the Balboa Post Office?
What memories can you share with us about the post office?
Please share with us in the comments section below!
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Athletic meet at Camp Empire
We know that this post card was included with documents outlining drills that took place at Camp Otis in 1916.
What can you tell us about Camp Empire and Camp Otis?
Was anyone in your family at one of these camps?
Please share with us in the comments section below!
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White tents
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What can you tell us about these tents?
Who lived in them?
Where might this photograph have been taken?
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Installing a pipeline
The crane photographed was from the Oklahoma Contracting Company.
What pipeline is being installed in this photograph?
What can you tell us about the Oklahoma Contracting Company in Panama?
Please share with us in the comments section below!
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Excursion Trains
Tourism at work sites during the Construction Era is an endlessly fascinating topic, so for our final day of Panama Railroad posts we are featuring some wonderful images of excursion trains. The first is an official government photograph from 1910 and the second is an undated photo postcard showing a closer view of an excursion train loaded with passengers.
These images offer a perfect opportunity to share both descriptive information about the images and stories about your own experiences with railroad travel or even general tourism in the Canal Zone. We hope you have enjoyed this series of posts on the Panama Railroad!
Celebrating 160 Years of the Panama Railroad (1855-2015)
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The Panama R.R. Station, Gatun
Many official government photographs document the presence and varied workings of the Panama Rail Road, and the featured image today is another great example of this. Let us know if you have any comments related to this image or stories that you would like to share related to your own experiences with travel on the P.R.R.
This is also a good time to mention that this is the second to last post in our series featuring Panama Railroad images, which we have focused on leading up to the Panama Canal Society Reunion. If you are attending this event we look forward to seeing you this weekend!Don’t forget to stop by the museum room to see photographs and slide shows of the Panama Railroad, add information to our interactive albums featuring images from the PCM Collection, and chat with us at the information table.
