Visual Materials

Panama Canal Zone and other water resources photographs

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Description: A series of eight 8 x 10 inch detailed photographs of buildings and construction in the Panama Canal Zone, 1915-1916. Also a hydroelectric complex on an unidentified river, and Milner Dam, Idaho spillway gates.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1915-1916.
Call number: photPF 1090-1099
Provenance: Acquired from various sources.
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