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Tripod drill at work, Culebra Cut

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Labourer operates tripod drill at Culebra Cut, Panama Canal.

Track shifter at work, Balboa dumps

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Track shifter in operation with labourers aboard at Balboa dumps.

The Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey

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Half size portrait painting of Marcus Mosiah Garvey.

The Prime minister, Rt. Hon. Sir Alexander Bustamante and the Federal German Ambassador signing agreement

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Sir Alexander Bustamante (third front) reads agreement while Federal German Ambassador, Burkard Baron Von Mullenheim, signs. Five other men witness the signing.

The Panama Canal

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Panoramic view of the Panama Canal.

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Prime mininister being introduced to Madam Nadezhdra, Director of the Russian Berdska Ballet

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Prime minister of Jamaica, Hugh Lawson Shearer, shakes hands with Madam Nadezhdra, Director of the Russian Berdska Ballet.

The Great Culebra Cut, Panama Canal

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Panoramic view of Culebra Cut, Panama Canal.

The French using laborers to fill cars at Empire

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Labourers are seen loading line-up of cars at Empire, Panama Canal.

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The Culebra Cut, Panama Canal

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Panoramic view of Culebra Cut, Panama Canal.

Michael Manley swearing in as P.M. of Jamaica, 1972

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Prime minister designate, Michael Manley (center), with Bible in hand at his swearing in ceremony, 1972.