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The Construction of the Panama Canal [1913-1914] (Reel 1-5 of 5)
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- čas přidán 15. 12. 2014
- Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) (Most Recent)
Series : Historical Films, compiled ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985
Production Date: 1937
Other Title(s): Historical Film, No. 1163
Use Restriction(s): Undetermined
Sound Type: Silent
Scope & Content: Reel 1, spillways are erected, concrete poured, lock gates constructed, and emergency dams erected and swung across locks at Gatun, Miraflores, and Pedro Miguel. A dike is dynamited. Reel 2, rock is dynamited and removed by steam shovel and railroad crane. Reel 3, Culebra Cut is excavated and railroad track is taken up. The lower chamber of Gatun Locks is filled and a tug enters. Gamboa Dike is dynamited. Reel 4, the Cucuaracha slide is dynamited. Shows the dredging fleet. Reel 5, mud and rock are cleared from cuts. Sec. of War Garrison views operations.
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park
8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov
National Archives Identifier: 24668
Local Identifier: 111-H-1163
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