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Gatun Locks, Panama Canal

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View of the Gatun Locks, Panama Canal under construction.

Gatun Locks, Panama Canal

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The Gatun Locks of the Panama Canal under construction - The railroad is parallel to the Locks.

Gatun Lock and Lake, Panama Canal

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Gatun Locks and Lake, Panama Canal. Tourists are on the right side while men can be seen working on the left side.

Gatun Lake, Panama Canal

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Gatun Lake, Panama Canal surrounded by lush vegetation.

Colon during the flourishing French times

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A scene in Colon, Panama when the French was involved in the construction of the Canal.

Clifford Campbell

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Clifford Campbell (2nd left, front), Hugh Lawson Shearer (right) and other government officials pose for a group photograph on the steps of Kings House.

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Arrival at Cristobal of S.S Ancon with 1500 labourers from Barbados to work on the site of the Panama Canal

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An overcrowded S.S Ancon arrives at Cristobal with labourers from Barbados to work on the site of the Panama Canal.

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Front range light, Pacific entrance to Panama Canal

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A front range light mounted on a concrete base at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal.

Drum Sisal

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Two men transporting sisal (a fiber that is used to produce rope) on a make - shift carrier. Sisal is also hanging from wooden stands nearby.

Derek Walcott

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A head shot of Derek Walcott, St. Lucian poet and playwright.