6 Individuals & Societies: Panama Canal Opens

The guard gate of a Gatún lock was under construction when artist Joseph Pennell drew it for his book on the canal in 1912. Cranes for hauling equipment are in the background.

(via Britannica, Newberry Library, Chicago)

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• "The Panama catastrophe", The Pittsburgh Dispatch, January 3, 1889
• "Panama Canal now open to commerce of the world", The Evening Herald, August 15, 1914
• "Ancon officially opens Panama Canal", The New York Tribune, August 15, 1914
• Panama Canal controversy and its 75 year history: Some questions and answers

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• Why the construction of the Panama Canal was so difficult - and deadly, via History.com
• Teddy Roosevelt and the Panama Canal, via PBS
• Four things to know about the Panama Canal, via The Conversation