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  • Object of the Day

    Four Ladies in Cristobal

    August 14, 2015 /

    This photograph was taken on January 28, 1928.

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    Can you identify these four ladies or add any other information to this photo’s record?

    Please share with us in the comments section below!

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    Cristobal Track team

    April 13, 2015 /

    We know this photograph was taken in 1944.

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    Do you recognize these individuals photographed?

    Were you a part of the CHS Track team?

    Were you a part of a track team at another Canal Zone high school?

    Please share with us in the comments section below!

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  • Object of the Day

    Fellowship Bible Class Union Church

    March 23, 2015 /

    This photograph was taken in Cristobal on August 30, 1931.

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    Can you identify anyone in this group?

    What can you tell us about the Union Church in Cristobal?

    Please share with us in the comments section below!

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  • Object of the Day

    CHS Carnival 1938

    March 12, 2015 /

    This flyer was for the Cristobal High School carnival on February 4, 1938.

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    Did you attend this carnival in Cristobal?

    Did your high school in the C.Z. host a carnival?

    What memories do you have of carnivals in Panama?

    Please share with us in the comments section below!

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  • Object of the Day

    Atlantic Side

    February 13, 2015 /

    We know that this photograph was taken in 1926.

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    What building is in the center of the photograph?

    What can you tell us about living in Cristobal and on the Atlantic side?

    Please share with us in the comments section below!

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  • Object of the Day

    The Fire Station Cristobal

    September 12, 2014 /

    This illustration of the Cristobal Fire Station was done by Daniel Chen in 1979. The caption on the bottom reads ” Antigua Estacion de Bomberos en Cristobal, Zona del Canal”.

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    What can you tell us about the Fire Station at Cristobal?

    Please share with us in the comments section below!

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    End of the French Period

    August 12, 2014 /

    The United States took over the French project in 1904.

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    What type of machinery is this in the background?

    Can you identify this man in the stereograph?

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  • Canal Zone Schools

    Cristobal Elementary School

    June 27, 2014 /

     

     

     

     

     

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    This first image of Cristobal Elementary School is taken from street level, while the second is a  birds-eye view that includes Cristobal Elementary School near the foreground. The building is identifiable by the distinctive triangular roof section resting above four columns.

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    What are your memories of Cristobal Elementary School?

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  • Object of the Day

    Spillway

    February 13, 2014 /

    The reverse of this photograph reads “Spillway.” Please help us learn more about this image.82-5-35_0001Where is the spillway located? What was the spillway used for?

    Do you know why the Cristobal is in the spillway? Can you estimate a time period for this image?

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

     

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    “a Road in the City of the Dead”

    January 7, 2014 /

    The caption on the reverse of this photograph reads: “S.RF. and Cristobal, C.Z.”, “‘a Road in the City of the Dead'”,  “Monkey Hill”, and “Mt. Hope, C.Z.”01-95-3-(10)_0002Can you confirm that this photograph depicts “S.RF. and Cristobal, C.Z.”, “‘a Road in the City of the Dead'”,  “Monkey Hill”, and “Mt. Hope, C.Z.”? Could you identify where these names are located in the photograph? If not, where do you think this image was captured?

    Can you estimate a time period for this image?

    Have you visited the City of the Dead, Monkey Hill, or Mt. Hope? Do you have any stories about this location?

    If you have any information or memories of these scene, please share with us in the comments section!

     

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