Colón, Panama: unpaved street lined with wooden houses; two children watch from a porch beside the open sewer. Photograph, 1906.

Date:
1906
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561812i
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Colón, Panama: unpaved street lined with wooden houses; two children watch from a porch beside the open sewer. Photograph, 1906. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The American Government funded the renovation of roads and buildings in Panama when the Panama Canal was under construction: this photograph forms part of a 'before' and 'after' series

Publication/Creation

1906

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint ; image 17 x 23.2 cm

Lettering

Old open sewer, Bolivar Street, before paving, Colón, December 1906 Lettering: printed on card attached to mount

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Wellcome Collection 561812i

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