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Panama Canal turns 100
Panama Canal turns 100
Panama Canal turns 100
This undated file photo shows the building of the Gatun Dam on the Chagres River, Panama, which would create Gatun Lake in the northern section of the Panama Canal. The US took over construction of the canal in 1904 and in the first year met with bureaucracy, bad living conditions and disease. Next August 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, considered to be one of the 20th century's marvels of engineering and through which goes five percent of the maritime world trade. Panama took control of the 80-km-long canal and the 1,426-square-km enclave that surrounds it at midnight on December 31, 1999 according to the 1977 handover treaty signed by then-presidents of the US, Jimmy Carter and Panama, Omar Torrijos. AFP PHOTO/US LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/FILES
Panama Canal turns 100
Workers remove tracks before letting in water to create the Panama Canal 04 September 1913 in Culebra, Panama. Next August 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, considered to be one of the 20th century's marvels of engineering and through which five percent of the maritime world trade goes. Panama took control of the 80-km-long canal and the 1,426-square-km enclave that surrounds it at midnight on December 31, 1999 according to the 1977 handover treaty signed by then-presidents of the US, Jimmy Carter and Panama, Omar Torrijos. AFP Photo/Panama Canal Commision
Panama Canal turns 100
This 06 July 1913 file photo shows construction underway at the Panama Canal Miraflores upper locks. Next August 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, considered to be one of the 20th century's marvels of engineering and through which five percent of the maritime world trade goes. Panama took control of the 80-km-long canal and the 1,426-square-km enclave that surrounds it at midnight on December 31, 1999 according to the 1977 handover treaty signed by then-presidents of the US, Jimmy Carter and Panama, Omar Torrijos. AFP PHOTO/FILES/PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
Panama Canal turns 100
Workers labor to create the Panama Canal 30 May 1913. Next August 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, one of the greatest engineering works of the 20th century and through which five percent of the maritime world trade goes through. Panama took control of the 80-km-long canal and the 1,426-square-km enclave that surrounds it at midnight on December 31, 1999 according to the 1977 handover treaty signed by then-presidents of the US, Jimmy Carter and Panama, Omar Torrijos. AFP Photo/Panama Canal Commision
Panama Canal turns 100
This December 1907 file photo shows a train (lower-C) and steam shovels working on the Culebra Cut of the Panama Canal near Empire as workers were digging their way towards the Atlantic Coast. Next August 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, one of the greatest engineering works of the 20th century and through which goes five percent of the maritime world trade. Panama took control of the 80-km-long canal and the 1,426-square-km enclave that surrounds it at midnight on December 31, 1999 according to the 1977 handover treaty signed by then-presidents of the US, Jimmy Carter and Panama, Omar Torrijos. AFP PHOTO/US LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/FILES
Panama Canal turns 100
This undated file photo shows French workers using a US-made Sleven dredging machine to dig near Empire, Panama, during the early construction of the Panama Canal. Next August 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, considered to be one of the 20th century's marvels of engineering and through which goes five percent of the maritime world trade. Panama took control of the 80-km-long canal and the 1,426-square-km enclave that surrounds it at midnight on December 31, 1999 according to the 1977 handover treaty signed by then-presidents of the US, Jimmy Carter and Panama, Omar Torrijos. AFP PHOTO/US LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/FILES
Panama Canal turns 100
This undated file photo shows workers building one of the gates at the Gatun Locks on the Panama Canal. The canal has three locks: Miraflores and Pedro Miguel on the Pacific side and Gatun on the Atlantic. Next August 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, considered to be one of the 20th century's marvels of engineering and through which goes five percent of the maritime world trade. Panama took control of the 80-km-long canal and the 1,426-square-km enclave that surrounds it at midnight on December 31, 1999 according to the 1977 handover treaty signed by then-presidents of the US, Jimmy Carter and Panama, Omar Torrijos. AFP PHOTO/US LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/FILES
Panama Canal turns 100
This November 1906 photo shows US President Theodore Roosevelt (5th-L in white) during his visit to the Panama Canal. Roosevelt and his party ride on what was then known as the smallest railroad in Panama. Next August 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, considered to be one of the 20th century's marvels of engineering and through which goes five percent of the maritime world trade. Panama took control of the 80-km-long canal and the 1,426-square-km enclave that surrounds it at midnight on December 31, 1999 according to the 1977 handover treaty signed by then-presidents of the US, Jimmy Carter and Panama, Omar Torrijos. AFP PHOTO/US LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/FILES
Panama Canal turns 100
This undated file photo shows Panama Canal workers storing insecticide barrels at a factory in the canal zone. The mosquito was the major health problem that plagued both French and US efforts to build the canal. Next August 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, considered to be one of the 20th century's marvels of engineering and through which goes five percent of the maritime world trade. Panama took control of the 80-km-long canal and the 1,426-square-km enclave that surrounds it at midnight on December 31, 1999 according to the 1977 handover treaty signed by then-presidents of the US, Jimmy Carter and Panama, Omar Torrijos. AFP PHOTO/THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES/FILES
Panama Canal turns 100
This undated file photo shows a worker resting in front of the center wall at the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal. The canal has three locks: Miraflores and Pedro Miguel on the Pacific side and Gatun on the Atlantic. Next August 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, considered to be one of the 20th century's marvels of engineering and through which goes five percent of the maritime world trade. Panama took control of the 80-km-long canal and the 1,426-square-km enclave that surrounds it at midnight on December 31, 1999 according to the 1977 handover treaty signed by then-presidents of the US, Jimmy Carter and Panama, Omar Torrijos. AFP PHOTO/US LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/FILES
Panama Canal turns 100
This undated file photo shows a Panama Canal worker spraying insecticide in an open ditch in an effort to kill mosquitos carrying yellow fever and malaria. The mosquito was the major health problem that plagued both French and US efforts to build the canal. Next August 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, considered to be one of the 20th century's marvels of engineering and through which goes five percent of the maritime world trade. Panama took control of the 80-km-long canal and the 1,426-square-km enclave that surrounds it at midnight on December 31, 1999 according to the 1977 handover treaty signed by then-presidents of the US, Jimmy Carter and Panama, Omar Torrijos. AFP PHOTO/THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES/FILES
Panama Canal turns 100
This 15 August, 1914, file photo shows the New York-registered SS Ancon crossing the Culebra cut of the Panama Canal on opening day, as seen from Cerro Luisa, looking north. Next August 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, considered to be one of the 20th century's marvels of engineering and through which goes five percent of the maritime world trade. Panama took control of the 80-km-long canal and the 1,426-square-km enclave that surrounds it at midnight on December 31, 1999 according to the 1977 handover treaty signed by then-presidents of the US, Jimmy Carter and Panama, Omar Torrijos. AFP PHOTO/US LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/FILES
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