Photograph of the Gates of the Panama Canal taken from the Yacht YANKEE

black-and-white photograph

PHOTOGRAPHS
Dillon, R.A. (Dr.)
Panama, Panamá, Canal de
1939-11
paper
overall: 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.

Black and white photograph 2 3/4in x 2 3/4in. Reverse inscription: “100 A” in red ink; “Panama”; R A Dillon stamp in blue; “VELOX” manufacturer’s mark. Looking aft from the lower yard of YANKEE’s foremast, this image depicts the closed gates of the first lock of the Panama Canal. A tug is visible just aft of the ship, and to the left and right several buildings and canal railways. Panama Canal, November 1939.


2010.11.482

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