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Gold Hill, Culebra Cut, Panama Canal, c. 1912

Canal, looking north at Gold Hill, Cucaracha slide, between 1912 and 1914. The Panama Canal is an artificial 82 km (51 mi) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade. Canal locks are at each end to lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial lake created to reduce the amount of excavation work required for the canal, 26 m (85 ft) above sea level, and then lower the ships at the other end. France began work on the canal in 1881, but stopped due to engineering problems and a high worker mortality rate. The United States took over the project in 1904 and opened the canal on August 15, 1914.
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Title:
Gold Hill, Culebra Cut, Panama Canal, c. 1912
Caption:
Canal, looking north at Gold Hill, Cucaracha slide, between 1912 and 1914. The Panama Canal is an artificial 82 km (51 mi) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade. Canal locks are at each end to lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial lake created to reduce the amount of excavation work required for the canal, 26 m (85 ft) above sea level, and then lower the ships at the other end. France began work on the canal in 1881, but stopped due to engineering problems and a high worker mortality rate. The United States took over the project in 1904 and opened the canal on August 15, 1914.
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Album / Science Source / Library of Congress
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Image size:
4427 x 3319 px | 42.0 MB
Print size:
37.5 x 28.1 cm | 14.8 x 11.1 in (300 dpi)
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