It had become apparent that the sea-level canal was physically impossible and the only workable plan would consist of constructing a set of locks leading to an elevated canal. Daily Mail
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The idea of building a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific was first planned by the French civil engineer and builder of the Suez Canal, Ferdinand de Lesseps. Daily Mail
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Two men stand on railroad tracks in front of canal locks gates. Daily Mail
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Workers taking a break fro construction. Daily Mail
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Two of the mud buckets of the U.S. Ladder Dredge ‘Corozal.’ Capacity of each 54 c.f., National Geographic
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President Theodore Roosevelt visited the Canal in 1906, where he spoke with workers at Bas Obispo about the project. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress
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President Theodore Roosevelt operating a steam shovel at Culebra Cut, Panama Canal. Daily Mail
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The tug known as the U.S. Gaton was the first vessel to try out the newly constructed Gatun Locks in the Panama Canal. Daily Mail
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The S.S. Kronland crossed through the Panama in 1915, pulled by the U.S. Gaton tug boat. The canal now passes around 15,000 ships a year. Daily Mail
