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Map-drawer 170

 Container

Contains 1 Collection or Record:

Photographs and maps of Panama Canal construction, mounted on linen backings (previously rolled)

 File — map-drawer: 170
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of photographs and printed materials concerning the Panama Canal and the Isthmus of Panama, collected by William E. Tragsdorf. Series I, the photographs, is made up of three small albums, 5-1/2 x 7 inches, and sixteen large, mostly 8 x 10 inch, loose photographs, all black and white. The small albums are numbered 1, 2, and 6 and are marked with particular dates in 1905 or 1906. Most of the small photographs are marked “W.E.T.,” indicating that they were taken by...
Dates: 1905-1934; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1906