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Building the Panama Canal 1881 - 1914

Ten postcards from photos in the Panama Canal Company Archives. Scroll down for all.
If you are interested in a set, please send $2.00 which includes U. S.  postage and no tax to:

Bill Roddy
21461 Marana
Mission Viejo CA 92692

Be sure and indicate set wanted.

 1   Seal of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition            2. De Lesseps starts construction 1881.

3. Pres. Roosevelt gives Gen. Goethals. white uniform      4.  The great Culebra slide, Feb. 1913.
    command of construction.                                                

5. Construction Gatun Locks.                                                     6. Opening Day, ss Ancon, Aug. 15, 1914

7. Gatun Locks, Atlantic side.                                                8. Panama Railroad

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9. Royal Viking Line vessel, now Prinsendam of                  10 The Panama-Pacific International Exposition,
     Holland America Line.                                                           San Francisco,  1915

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