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United States. Panama Canal Commission
Panama Canal Company
- Dates:
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1903-circa 1939
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6 Cubic feet (41 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1116
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A collection of 719 negatives on various subjects relating to the building of the Panama Canal and the U.S. presence there until the late 1930s.
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Britton, Joe
Matheis-Kraft, Carol
- Dates:
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1945
- Size:
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1234
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents Panama, the Panama Canal, the Canal Zone, the San Blas Islands, military installations in Panama, villages, local buildings, people, flora and fauna, circa 1945.
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Fisher, Richard
Fisher, Richard, Mrs.
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of (NMAH, SI)
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
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1902-1968
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1 Cubic foot (4 boxes , 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1045
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Fisher Collection of Panama Canal materials contains materials collected by Richard Fisher, who lived in the Panama Canal Zone during its construction. Materials include books and pamphlets, stereographs, postcards, and panoramic photographs detailing the construction and history of the Panama Canal.
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Kingsford, Katherine
- Dates:
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circa 1904-1914
- Size:
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1040
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
An album of photographs of Panama and the Panama Canal, circa 1904-1914.
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John Frances Little Panama Canal Scrapbook
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Little, M. Ruth
Little, John Frances
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1907-1914
- Size:
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0708
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
82 photographs glued to pages in a scrapbook documenting the building of the Panama Canal. Subjects of the photographs include the workers, the worksite, equipment (steamshovels, trains, tools), the camp, building interiors and exteriors, and the local terrain. Locations include: Cucaracha; Culebra Cut; Cunette; Village of Tabernilla, C.Z.; Hodge...
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Engineering and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Cotton, Robert, Sir
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1984-1985.
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1022
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Fifty-eight titled photographs taken by Sir Robert Cotton, of scenes along the C & O Canal, including locks, acqueducts, canal station; and cyclists and joggers along the towpaths.
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Wood, Charles Edwards, 1876-1954
Wood, Charles E., Jr.
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
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undated
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1114
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
An album of photographs taken during the construction of the Panama Canal. Subjects of the photographs include the earliest digging, tree removal, mosquito control, locks, equipment, Wood's family, a fire in Colon that occurred during the building of the Canal, and the first boats to use the Canal. Photographs include images of the Gatun Dam and lo...
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Stine, W.P.
LaBrose, Susan Stine
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1904-1911.
- Size:
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1039
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
W. P. Stine was an engineer involved in the building of the Panama Canal. He also worked on road building projects in Panama. The collection consists of blueprints, letters, and a letterpress book pertaining to the Panama Canal.
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2010
- Size:
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9626
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Progra...
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
- Dates:
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undated
1840-1873
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0.94 Cubic feet (consisting of 2 boxes, 1 folder, 1 oversize folder.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Canals
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Canals forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana