Abstract This collection is comprised of books, pamphlets, documents, correspondence, press clippings, maps, reports, periodicals, photographs, and other material pertaining to the history and culture of the Panama Canal, the Canal Zone, and the Republic of Panama. Materials document a wide spectrum of subjects, including the exploration and construction of a Central American isthmian canal, the administrative and bureaucratic structure of the Canal Zone, tourism in Panama, residential life in the...

Abstract The collection consists of a prospectus on potential economic investment opportunities in Panama prepared in the 1920s by Frank A. Elliott, a California mining engineer who helped California-based companies expand into Latin-American markets. The prospectus provides an overview of Panamanian economics and trade, along with specific recommendations for investment opportunities in sugar and alcohol production in the country. Also included in the document are a number of black and white...

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The collection consists of a photograph album compiled by R.J. Law Jr. during his time serving in the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy in 1921. The 38 photographs in the album depict people and places in Panama City and the Canal Zone, followed by similar images taken in Santiago, Chile. Photographs in the collection also show sailors participating in group festivities on the ship.

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The collection consists of one photograph album, containing 126 original gelatin silver photographs taken during the early 1940s by an unknown United States (U.S.) airman stationed at Albrook Field and Rio Hato bases in the U.S. Controlled Panama Canal Zone during World War II. Photographs in the album include handwritten captions, and show images of the two U.S. air bases, group shots and portraits of fellow airmen, local scenery, native Panamanians, and local events and outings.