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Album 10: Canal Interoceanique de Panama, Etats-Unis de Colombie

1885. Sixty original albumen photographs of Panama that document work on the canal by the French company under Ferdinand de Lesseps; and show architecture and life in Panama. Dedication by P.M. del Valle to Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada of Mexico. 30 pages/oversized.

Collection Inventory

1. Panamá (from the hospital buildings).
2. Panamá (Market and "Taller").
3. Grand Central Hotel (Plaza de Armas).
4. American blue-jackets, protecting the Consulate- April 24/85.
5. The First Canal Surveying Party.
6. Director-General Dingler and Staff, with Paris Commissioners-Feb. 1885.
7. Panamá (Church of "San Francisco").
8. A Street in Panamá- towards the shore.
   1. Dingler's house (riddled with bullets April 1885).
   2. Cuartel
9. The "Bovedas"- Panamá.
10. "El Taller" Panamá.
11. San José Street, Panamá.
12. Old Convent "La Compañía", Panamá.
13. Plaza Santa Ana- Panamá.
14. St. Ann's Church (Santa Ana), Panamá.
15. Officers and Men of the Army, (Guardia Colombiana).
16. The Road to "La Boca", Panamá, (The Mouth of Rio Grande River).
17. The Road to "La Boca".
18. New Cemetary, Panamá, (old cemetary in the back ground).
19. "Cerro del Ancon" and New Cemetary.
20. In the "Svannah", near Panamá.
21. San Lázaro, Panamá.
22. The Rio Grande Mouth, La Boca.
23. Paraiso, Line of Canal.
24. Emperador.
25. Emperador, General View.
26. Emperador, Native Village.
27. Emperador, Canal Co's Buildings. Erected by F.A.T.Co.
28. La Culebra, the highest point on the line of canal.
29. "Obispo".
30. Obispo, Canal Buildings- (erected by F.A.T.Co.).
31. La Corozita.
32. Obispo, general view.
33. Matachiu, workshops.
34. Chagres River at "Juan Grande".
35. General View of Gorgona and Chagres River.
36. A native "chola"- and scenery of gorgona.
37. Jamaican Labourers and Deca?uville Car on Movable Track.
38. San Pablo.
39. San Pablo.
40. Pay-day at San Pablo.
41. San Pablo.
42. Bohio (Quarry).
43. A Street (?) in Bohio.
44. Buena Vista- Panamá R.R. Track- Chagres.
45. Gatu?- on the banks of the Chagres.
46. Mendi, Entrance of Canal on the Atlantic.
47. "Rancho", Natives and Canal Employees, (hard at work!).
48. Street in Chagres, (sa? hard-working Canal Employees).
49. Chagres river mouth.
50. Colon-Aspinwall, wharfs after the fire.
51. General view of Colon after the fire, 300 cars burnt.(PRR.).
52. Bolivar Street- towards the beach- (before the fire).
53. Colon- Main Street- after the fire.
54. Colon- Main Street- before the fire.
55. Colon- after the fire.
56. Colon- The Bay.
57. Colon- French Settlement (Christ: Colomb).
58. Fox River Workshops- (Christ: Colomb).
59. Dredge- (Am: Dredging and Contracting Co) Fox River.