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Caption
Preparing for a Blast. Drilling solid rock with heavy drills run by compressed air, which is brought through large pipes from the largest air-compressing system in the world, made up of three stations at Las Cascadas, Empire, and Rio Grande.
Physical Description
One color postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by The Valentine-Souvenir Company in New York, New York and printed in the United States.
Condition
Unused
Language of Postcard
English
Location
Panama–Panamá–Panama Canal
Publisher
Valentine-Souvenir Company
Publisher Series
PC35
Date Issued
1914-1923
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Digital Collection
Central American Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library. University of San Diego
Collection Number
Panama-29
Date Digitized
2013-12-13
Image Format
Image/JPEG
Repository
Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
P:\SDCW Postcard Collection\Central America\Panama-29A
Image File Size
474 KB
Copyright
Copyright not Evaluated
Keywords
Panamá (Province), Panama Canal, Construction, Excavation, Canals, Workmen