Colón, Panama, before the sanitary works that were implemented during the construction of the Panama Canal: a ditch runs down the centre of a street lined with wooden houses. Photograph, 1908.

Date:
1908
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565933i
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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

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1908

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1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 17.8 x 24.2 cm

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"D" Street, Colon, looking south, December 1908 Bears number: 115-C

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Wellcome Collection 565933i

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