Construction of Panama Canal
Construction of Panama Canal
Master 1480 - Tape 2 Construction of the Panama Canal, early 1910s (the Canal opened on Aug 15, 1914).
Construction of Panama Canal
High angle LS rippling water.
Construction of Panama Canal
Title Card Dipper Dredge . GV dipper dredge sifting, dredging silt. MS canal lock being raised, muddy water & silt being drained.
Construction of Panama Canal
Title Card Water Entering Balboa Dry Dock . GVs flooded Balboa dry dock (high water, scant barren trees poking through surface).
Construction of Panama Canal
LS pedestrian walkway along canal, hints of ships passing in BG. GVs American steamship (New York designation) sailing through canal. GVs ascending walkway along canal, hints of steamships passing in BG. TLSs steamships sailing through canal.
Construction of Panama Canal
TLS local Panamanian and African-American laborers using machetes to cut through jungle growth. MS/MCUs black laborer spraying pesticide on vegetation near stream, industrial pump-action sprayer strapped to his back-- killing disease-carrying mosquitoes & insects. TLS three Caucasian men (scientists or engineers) wading in marsh, apparently working experiment.