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Photograph of a Parade Float
This recently added object to our collection, lacks metadata. Please help us learn more about this interesting photograph!
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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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An Airplane And Cars, Circa. 1920’s
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.
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!
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B-25 with B-17’s
Please help us confirm the information provided on the back of this photograph. It stated that the plane in the front is a B-25 while the ones in the rear are B-17’s.
Does anyone recognize these planes or their landing pad? We are looking for the names of the town and mountains in the distance, and an estimated time period.Is that an airport? Could someone confirm this for us? If it is an airport, what is the name?
Have you ever been here? Please share your stories about the location with us.
If you have any information about these planes, please share with us in the comments section!
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Seeing The Panama Canal By Air
Happy Monday, everyone! We hope you all had a great weekend!
Does anyone know where Isthmian Airways, Inc. was located? What cities did it fly between for this flight? Did it have other locations it would fly between?When were these services provided? How much would it cost to purchase a flight like this one?
Have you or anyone you know taken a flight like this one? Have you flown from sea to sea? Have you flown with Isthmian Airways, Inc.?
If you have any information about this piece of paper or your experiences with flying in Panama, please share with us in the comments section!
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C-54D Model Airplane
No, we don’t have a real airplane in the collection– but we do have this cool model plane!
C-54D Model Airplane Have you ever flown in a C-54D airplane, either as a passenger or at the controls? How about seeing one flying overhead in the Canal Zone?
What would a plane like this have been used for? Was it mainly a passenger plane, or was it used to transport materials?
Does anyone know what years this type of plane may have flown in the Canal Zone?
Was there perhaps something interesting or special about this type of plane that it was available as a model?
If you know of any information we can add to the database record for this model airplane, or have a great story about a C-54D airplane, please share it with us in the comments section!
