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The head of the canal, opposite Vicksburg, Miss., now being cut by com...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 March 28, pp. 8-9.

The head of the canal, opposite Vicksburg, Miss., now being cut by Com...

Print shows Union troops and contrabands constructing a canal near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 16, no. 391 (1863 March 28), p. 8-9.

Pennsylvania--Lieutenant Emory H. Taunt, United States consul to the C...

Two head-and-shoulders portraits, exterior of building, and cut through the Culebra Mountain. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1888 Dec. 29, p. 333.

Canal de Suez, navire et drague

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "Egypt. Suez Canal. Vessel and dredging machine." Print no. "2163. P.Z." Purchase; Marc Walter; ... More

Cumberland River, July 1891, Lower Mitre Sill, Lock No. 1--Looking dow...

No. 20. Photograph from monthly report for July, 1891, for improving Cumberland River above Nashville, Tenn.

Schleusenbaugrube Holtlenau, Juli 1891

Photograph shows the building of the sluices for the Nord-Ostsee Canal (Kiel Canal) at Holtenau. In the foreground can be seen construction equipment, railway tracks and workers; in the background, masts from s... More

Lock foundation at Plaquemine, La

Photograph shows construction of the foundation for the lock at Plaquemine, Louisiana.

Caricature, "Sacre bleu!" / J.S. Pughe., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a Frenchman standing outside the U.S. Treasury building, he is holding in one hand a newspaper that states "Colombia Rejects Canal Treaty" and in the other hand a paper labeled "40,000,000 fo... More

Puck magazine cover - His neighborly suggestion / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam, taking a break from digging, leans on a shovel while speaking to a diminutive man wearing two handguns and a knife, and a sombrero labeled "Central America"; in the background is a... More

Still scolding / J.S. Pughe. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows Edward F. Hoar as an old woman waving an umbrella and yelling at Uncle Sam as he confidently walks away from her with a shovel on his shoulder and papers labeled "Canal Plans" under his arm; ... More

Puck magazine cover - The rising tide / Grant Hamilton.

Illustration shows the governor of New York, Benjamin B. Odell, tied with a rope labeled "Contracts" to a submerged barge labeled "$255,000,000 Barge Canal"; he is up to his neck in water labeled "Popular Indig... More

Simple solution of the Panama labor problem / Ehrhart.

Illustration shows a frenzy of activity as many politicians and capitalists join the labor forces to construct the Panama Canal; Theodore Shonts, chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, is standing on the ri... More

The main obstruction at Panama / Keppler.

Illustration shows a bloated businessman labeled "Railroad Interests" smoking a cigar and wearing a gold necklace of railroad passenger cars, sitting on the hillside at the Culebra Cut in Panama; he is speaking... More

"Bill, ye'd better go up to the barn an' git some more fodder" / J.S. ...

Illustration shows Theodore Shonts milking a cow labeled "Canal Commission" that is feeding on a mixture of hay and money labeled "Appropriation"; Shonts has a bucket labeled "Progress" between his knees. Willi... More

[Men building the Panama Canal] - stereocsopic card

Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

American steam shovel in position to take a bite, Culebra Cut, Panama ...

H86863 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Keystone View Company. No. 20852.

Pres. at Panama - Presidence of Theodore Roosevelt

Photograph shows President Theodore Roosevelt at the Panama Canal construction site. H85716 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by H. C. White.

"Roosevelt's rough diggers" - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt, dressed as a Rough Rider, leading a group of laborers, armed with shovels, to work on the Panama Canal. One man, in the background, wearing a hat labeled "Jake" may refer ... More

President Roosevelt discussing America's task with workmen at Bas Obis...

Theodore Roosevelt - Inspecting Colon works

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt at a Panama Canal construction site, Colon, Panama. H85712 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by H.C. White Co., N.Y.

Where the work is being pushed with greatest energy - the famous Culeb...

Excavation and removal of dirt at the Culebra Cut. H92434 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 11518. Copyright by H.C. White Co.

An old French bone yard - Panama canal construction

Old French machinery, used in Panama Canal construction, abandoned in Panama jungle. Copyright by C.L. Chester. Gift; Stephen Latchford; 1954 March.

Spanish laborers at work on the Panama Canal

H128853 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 20881. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Digging the spillway at Gatun Dam, Panama Canal Zone

J149573 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Keystone View Company. No. 21703.

Upper Miraflores locks--Tripod drills at work, April 1910

J153659 U.S. Copyright Office. Panama Canal Scenes. No. 32-F. Copyright by J.A. Bruce.

Upper Miraflores locks--Rock channeler at work, April 1910

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

I.C.C.(?) work train & stairs leading out of Culebra-cut

J139042 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of a steam engine, railroad, locomotive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[A concrete mixer at work at Pedro Miguel Lock site, Panama Canal]

J138112 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of quarry, mining industry, miners, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dee-lighted president Roosevelt has illustrated his message to congres...

Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing a cartoonist looking on as Theodore Roosevelt draws a picture of Uncle Sam digging the Panama canal. Signature: Bart. Title continues: The American cartoonist welcomes him... More

Pedro Miguel Locks, looking south from west bank, April 8, 1910

Large cranes in operation. J153645 U.S. Copyright Office. Panama Canal Scenes. No. 25-A. Copyright by J.A. Bruce.

[Concrete construction at Gatun Lock site, Panama Canal]

J138103 U.S. Copyright Office.

Gatun upper locks--Looking north from east bank--March 15, 1910

No. 90-C. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Well drills in cut at Bas Obispo

J153601 U.S. Copyright Office. Panama Canal Scenes. No. 32-D. Copyright by J.A. Bruce.

Looking through locks before gates were placed, Panama Canal Zone

J174035 or J174056 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by F.R. Roberson.

Joseph Pennell - Early morning, Miraflores

"This lock, the nearest to the Pacific, is again quite different and is the work of a civil engineer, Mr. Williamson, and not of army officers, like the rest. Between the two forces, I believe, the most fierce ... More

Joseph Pennell - Looking up the cut from Bas Obispo

"This drawing shows the cut and gives from above some idea of the different levels on which the work is carried out. It is on some of these levels that slides have occurred and wrecked the work. The slide moves... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mountains, highland lands...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mountain landscape, rocks, mountains, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Joseph Pennell - The walls of Miraflores Lock

"The only wall in March of the approach to Milaflores may be contrasted with the similar subject No. 233 - Pedro Miguel. Much as there was to be done in March, the engineer, Mr. Williamson, had no doubt it woul... More

Central America, Panama, Culebra Cut

J170219 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by J.E. Brown, Stamford Conn. No. 52.

Joseph Pennell - The cut toward Culebra

"This is the most pictorial as well as the profound part of the cut. Culebra, the town, is high above - some of it has fallen in - on the edge in the distance - on the left. The white tower is an observatory fr... More

Raboty po postroĭki︠e︡ shli︠u︡za. [Beloomut]

Public domain photograph - historical image of Russian Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Zagotovlennyĭ materīal. [Beloomut]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, works, 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pletenīe zheli︠e︡zo-betonnoĭ armatury dli︠a︡ sti︠e︡nok shli︠u︡za. [Bel...

Uniformed man posed in framework of lock. Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Joseph Pennell - The guard gate, Gatun Lock

"There is a safety gate in each lock, to protect in case of accident, the main lock gate, just suggested, with the figures working at the armor-plate facing, on the extreme right. Beyond are the outer walls and... More

[Steam shovel at work in the Culebra Cut]

Prints shows a steam shovel emptying into train cars to excavate the Panama Canal. [His Panama Canal series] Wuerth, 232. Edition of 50. Signed on stone and in pencil. (Source: Beall) Title from Joseph Pennell'... More

Joseph Pennell - The guard gate, Gatun Lock, Panama

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, works, 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Joseph Pennell - Approaches to Gatun Lock

"These huge arches, only made as arches to save concrete and to break the waves of the lake, are mightier than any Roman aqueduct, and more pictorial, yet soon they will be hidden almost to the top by the water... More

Joseph Pennell - The walls of Pedro Miguel Lock

"This was drawn from the opposite end of the lock and the greatest side walls topped with their concrete-making crenellations and cranes are seen. In the foreground, on the left, is one of the side openings for... More

Joseph Pennell - The cut at Paraiso

"At this point the old railroad crosses the Canal bed, and there is a splendid view in both directions. This is looking toward the same mountains as in drawing No. 230 early in the morning. The mountains are co... More

Joseph Pennell - The cut : Looking toward Ancon Hill

"This is the view toward the Pacific from the same spot in the full stress of work. The Pedro Miguel locks are in the distance, beyond is Ancon Hill, dominating Panama, miles further on; and to the right, betwe... More

Great cranes in Miraflores Lock

[His Panama Canal series] Wuerth, 239. Edition of 50. Signed on stone and in pencil. Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled b... More

Joseph Pennell - Dinner time, Gatun Lock

"Between Mount Hope and Gatun is much more of the swamp and much more abandoned machinery, but the Canal is not to be seen from the railroad, or any evidence of it, till the train stops at the station of Old Ga... More

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy: Zagotovlennyĭ materīal. Beloomut, photographi...

In album: Views along the Oka River and Suzdal, Russian Empire, LOT 10343, no. 736. Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information... More

Joseph Pennell - Steam shovel in the cut at Bas Obispo

"The Culebra Cut commences near Bas Obispo - from this place - where the Chagres River enters Gatun Lake, the cut extends for nine miles, to Pedro Miguel. All between here and Gatun will be under water. The dra... More

Joseph Pennell - Cranes at Miraflores

"These great cranes travel to and fro, and as I drew the nearest I found the lines changing, but thought there was something wrong with me. So huge were they, and so silently and solemnly did they move, that I ... More

Joseph Pennell - The gates of Pedro Miguel Lock

"I went to the Panama Canal because I believed the greatest engineer work the world has ever seen would give me the greatest artistic inspiration of my life. I went because I believed that at the Canal I should... More

Joseph Pennell - The end of the day, Gatun Lock

"As I looked a whistle blew. Every one instantly dropped their tools, and long lines of little figures marched away or climbed wooden stairs and iron ladders to the top; and from the depths a long chain rose an... More

Joseph Pennell - Laying the floor of Pedro Miguel Lock

"One of the most stupendous, most decorative compositions I have ever seen. When I asked the engineer - Mr. Williamson - how had come to make the splendid springing lines of his arches and buttresses, he said i... More

Extreme north end of lower lock showing immense steel monolith forms o...

J169601 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Keystone View Company. No. 21718.

Joseph Pennell - The cut from Culebra

"The train moved along in its own time-taking fashion, covering in two hours and a half the forty miles across the continent, so slowly that I could make notes of motives, though I saw little of the Canal. But ... More

At the foot of the spillway at Gatun Dam, Panama Canal

J182674 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Keystone View Company. No. 21736.

Miraflores Locks showing control house nearing completion and lock gat...

J186742 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Byron Co. Public domain photograph of water reservoir, lake, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Bird's-eye view of Gatun Locks, Panama Canal]

J185375 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain scan of print / book page depicting birds, ornithology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Upper side of spillway at Gatun Lake, Panama Canal

J182689 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 21732. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gatun Lake spillway, Panama Canal

J191594 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Detroit Publishing Co. Public domain photograph of a lake, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Newly designed canal structure in Franklin Canal, El Paso Valley - cou...

Photograph possibly from the United States Reclamation Service. Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Franklin Canal, El Paso: Completing reconstruction of settling basin a...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Do it now! The President would jump right into river improvement and g...

Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt deepening the Mississippi River with a shovel. In the background Uncle Sam is digging the Panama canal and a man labeled Germany says "Der selfish pig va... More

Gatun Lock - end of the day / J. Pennell [in reverse].

Illustration shows view of lock with workers, some being lifted from within the lock by a crane, departing at the end of the day. Signed on stone in reverse, signed in pencil. From Pennell's Panama Canal series... More

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, Pletenīe zheli︠e︡zo-betonnoĭ armatury dli︠a︡ ...

Uniformed man posed in framework of lock. Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Corresponding photographic print is in album: Views along the... More

Do it now! The President would jump right into river improvement and g...

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, Pletenīe zheli︠e︡zo-betonnoĭ armatury dli︠a︡ ...

Construction of the Imperial Canal head gate apron on the Colorado Riv...

Construction of the Imperial Canal head gate apron on the Colorado River, Sharps, ca.1903 Photograph of the construction site of the Imperial Canal head gate apron on the Colorado River, Sharps, ca.1903. Wood ... More

Ballard locks under construction, Seattle, 1914 (MOHAI 8712)

In this photo of the Salmon Bay waterway, the construction site of the Hiram Chittenden locks is visible. The locks had their official opening in 1917. The brothers Clarence R. and Otto Langstaff were prolific ... More

Building the locks at Ballard, ca 1915 (MOHAI 6211)

Ground was broken for the Lake Washington Ship Canal locks in 1911, and the first concrete was poured for the lock chambers in 1913. This photo, taken between 1913 and 1916, shows the construction of the thick ... More

Digging the channel for the Lake Washington Ship Canal, ca 1915 (MOHAI...

One part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal project involved connecting Salmon Bay with Lake Union. Workers dug the channel with steam shovels and used trains to carry the dirt away. This photo was taken around ... More

Hiram Chittenden Locks under construction, 1916 (MOHAI 5151)

For years, there was no easy or cheap way to move logs, coal and other resources directly from the east side of Lake Washington to Elliott Bay. There were many plans and several attempts to build a canal via La... More

Lake Washington ship canal during construction, Seattle, May 4, 1916 (...

After five and a half years of construction, the Lake Washington Ship Canal opened on May 8, 1917. It connects Lake Washington, Lake Union, Salmon Bay, and Puget Sound. This image looking west from Fremont sho... More

Lake Washington Ship Canal spillway near Fremont, ca 1915 (MOHAI 5950)

During the building of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle, temporary dams were built at various places to control the water level. This photo, taken around 1915, shows the spillway of a temporary dam at ... More

Releasing water from Lake Union into the Montlake Cut, August 26, 1916...

The Montlake Cut is part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal that connects Puget Sound, Lake Union, and Lake Washington. While digging the Montlake Cut, engineers built a temporary dam to hold back the waters of ... More

Ship canal locks under construction, 1915 (MOHAI 5435)

Ground was broken for the Lake Washington Ship Canal locks in 1911, and the first concrete was poured for the lock chambers in 1913. The first ship traveled through the locks in 1916. This photo, taken in 1915,... More

Construction of locks, Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, 1916 (CURT...

*Subjects (LCTGM): Canal construction--Washington (State)--Seattle; Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash.); Hiram M. Chittenden ... More

Construction on the Lake Washington Ship Canal near Fremont (CURTIS 14...

Compare this view with A. Curtis 00785. Subjects (LCTGM): Canal construction--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash.)

Lake Washington Ship Canal construction, Montlake Cut, Seattle (CURTIS...

From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "At noon today, C. J. Erickson, contractor, will explode a blast that will join Lakes Union and Washington by means of a new spillway, part of the government canal. There ... More

Lake Washington Ship Canal construction, Montlake Cut, Seattle (CURTIS...

Lake Washington Ship Canal, showing first cut between Fremont and Ross...

See also Curtis 01739. Subjects (LCTGM): Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash.); Canal construction--Washington (State)--Seattle

Making the cut at Fremont for the construction of the Lake Washington ...

*Subjects (LCTGM): Canal construction--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash.)

The Lake Washington Ship Canal locks under construction, Seattle, 1913...

*Subjects (LCTGM): Canal construction--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash.) ; Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Seattle, Wash.)

The Lake Washington Ship Canal locks under construction, Seattle, 1913...

*Subjects (LCTGM): Canal construction--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash.) ; Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Seattle, Wash.)

The Lake Washington Ship Canal locks under construction, Seattle, 1913...

Calumet feeder to Drainage Canal (3410218158)

Cranes and men at Calumet feeder to Drainage Canal at Palos Park. 1914. Original size and material: 5x7 inch glass negative Digital Identifier: CSB39428 Part of the Illinois Urban Landscapes Project: http://w... More

Twentekanaal wordt breder tussen Markelo en Lochem, Bestanddeelnr 915-...

Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Twentekanaal wordt breder tussen Markelo en Lochem Datum : 19 september 1963 Locatie : Lochem, Markelo, Twe... More

Verbreding Overijsselse kanaal bij Vriezenveen, Bestanddeelnr 906-0616

Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Verbreding Overijsselse kanaal bij Vriezenveen Datum : 26 oktober 1953 Locatie : Overijssel, Vriezenveen Tr... More

Do it now! The President would jump right into river improvement and g...

Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt deeping the Mississippi River with a shovel. Inthe background Uncle Sam is digging the Panama canal and a man labeled Germany says "Der selfish pig vas g... More

Do it now! The President would jump right into river improvement and g...

Eugene Semple's South Canal project showing hydraulic sluicing work, 1...

On verso of image: South Canal Dearborn PH Coll 117.4 Subjects (LCTGM): Canal construction--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Hydraulic engineering--Washington (State)--Seattle

Eugene Semple's South Canal project, 1901 (SEATTLE 19)

Caption on image: C&R 616 On verso of image: South canal. Dearborn PH Coll 1177.9 Subjects (LCTGM): Canal construction--Washington (State)--Seattle; Canal construction workers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Sl... More

Eugene Semple's South Canal project, 1901 (SEATTLE 888)

Caption on image: C&R 1769 On verso of image: South canal. Dearborn. PH Coll 1177.8 Subjects (LCTGM): Canal construction--Washington (State)--Seattle; Canal construction workers--Washington (State)--Seattle; ... More

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