Lot 1219
Panama Canal - Three Early Panoramic Views. Two 10" x 53½" photos are by E. Goldbeck, c. 1914. One is "Bird's Eye View of Cristobal & Colon," Photo No. 1233, and the other is "Gatun Locks - Panama Canal," Photo No. 1234, both for the National Photo & News Service, San Antonio, Texas. The first shows Limon Bay, one of the entrance areas to the Canal, at left and the Panama Railroad along the coast. The ship in the famous Gatun Locks is probably one of the first ships to enter the Canal, which was finished on October 10, 1910, after 11 years under U.S. construction at a cost of $387 million. The French had begun the project in 1880, but failed due to disease and costs. This shot is remarkable in that it shows Gatun Lake, which was created as part of the canal building process. It was the largest lake in the world at the time. A third panoramic photo, 9" x 33", shows an "enormous slide in Culebra Cut, Panama Canal." Some toning, else fine.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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