LIST OF BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS

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1The Sentinel Tree5
2Scene on Otoque Island, Panama Bay6
3The Rank, Lush Growth of the Jungle7
4Ruins of Old Panama8
5Tree Growing out of a Chimney in Jamaica9
6Cane River Falls10
7The Road to Market11
8Sports on Shipboard12
9The “Oruba”12
10Bog Walk, Jamaica13
11Government Buildings, Kingston14
12King Street, Kingston, Jamaica15
13Jamaica, Where Motoring is Good16
14Women on the Way to Market17
15A Yard and its Tenants18
16Coaling Steamships19
17Market Women and their Donkeys20
18One Way of Carrying Bananas21
19“Gwine to de Big Job”22
20Toro Point Light23
21Toro Point Breakwater24
22The New Cristobal Docks24
23“Palms Which Blend With the Sea”25
24Colon in 188426
25Fire-Fighting Force at Cristobal27
26The New Washington Hotel28
27The Only Stone Church in Colon28
28Nature of Country near Colon29
29Panama Pottery Sellers30
30Hindoo Laborers on the Canal30
31San Blas Boats at Early Dawn31
32San Blas Indian Boys31
33San Blas Lugger Putting Out to Sea31
34The Atlantic Fleet Visits the Isthmus32
35Roosevelt Avenue, Cristobal, About to Lose its Beauty33
36The De Lesseps Palace34
37The National Game—Cock-Fighting34
38How the Jungle Works35
39“Bottle Alley”36
40D Street, Colon, Paved37
41Bachelor Quarters at Toro Point38
42A Colon Water Carrier39
43An Open Sewer in a Colon Street39
44By a Coclé Brook40
45The Mangroves Marching on Stilt-like Roots40
46A Picturesque Inlet of the Caribbean41
47Childish Beauty Without Art42
48A Corner of Mount Hope Cemetery42
49The Soulful Eyes of the Tropics43
50Market Day at David43
51Scene on Almirante Bay44
52Modern Porto Bello from Across the Bay45
53Typical Native Hut in Porto Bello District46
54Entrance to Porto Bello Harbor, from Spanish Fort47
55Bullock Cart on the Savanna Road47
56Modern Indian, Darien Region48
57Native Family in Chorrera49
58Seventeenth Century Ruin at Porto Bello50
59Street in Modern Porto Bello51
60Ancient Trail from Porto Bello52
61Spanish Fort at Entrance to Porto Bello Harbor53
62A Group of Cholo Indians54
63Natives Grinding Rice in a Mortar Owned by All55
64Family Travel on the Panama Trail56
65Deserted Native Hut57
66What They Still Call a Road in Panama58
67Outdoor Life of the Natives59
68Native Hut and Open-Air Kitchen60
69Cocoanut Grove on the Caribbean Coast61
70Canal Commission Stone Crusher, Porto Bello61
71Native Huts near Porto Bello62
72An Indian Family of the Darien62
73Ruined Spanish Fort at Porto Bello63
74San Blas Luggers at Anchor64
75The Teeth of the Tropics64
76Native Bridge in the Darien65
77Choco Indian Girls66
78Indian Huts near Porto Bello67
79Country Back of Porto Bello68
80Native Women of the Savannas Bearing Burdens68
81Camina Reale, or Royal Road near Porto Bello69
82A Lady of the Savanna70
83Native Children, Panama Province70
84Bull-Rider and Native Car at Bouquette, Chiriqui71
85The Indians Call Her a Witch72
86A Cuna Cuna Family near Porto Bello72
87A Trail near Porto Bello73
88A Cholo Mother and Daughter73
89A Group of Cuepa Trees74
90Mouth of the Chagres River75
91Mouth of the Chagres from the Fort76
92The Sally-Port at San Lorenzo77
93Church at Chagres78
94Old Spanish Magazine79
95Spanish Ruins, Porto Bello79
96Our Guide at San Lorenzo80
97The Author at San Lorenzo80
98Looking Up the Chagres from San Lorenzo81
99The True Native Social Center82
100Tropical Foliage on the Caribbean83
101On the Upper Chagres84
102Native Panama Woman84
103A Character of Colon85
104Woman of the Chagres Region85
105Near a Convent at Old Panama87
106Casa Reale or King’s House88
107The Ruined Tower of San Augustine89
108Wayside Shrine on the Savanna Road90
109Arched Bridge at Old Panama, Almost 400 Years Old91
110Foliage on the Canal Zone92
111The Chagres Above San Lorenzo93
112In the Crypt of Old San Augustine94
113A Woman of Old Panama94
114Wash Day at Taboga95
115A Street in Cruces96
116Breaking Waves at Old Panama96
117Old Bell at Remedios, 168297
118The Beetling Cliffs of the Upper Chagres97
119The Roots Reach Down Seeking for Soil98
120Bluff near Toro Point99
121“Whether the Tree or the Wall is Stouter is a Problem”100
122San Pablo Lock in French Days101
123Part of the Sea Wall at Panama102
124The Pelicans in the Bay of Panama103
125The Road from Panama to La Boca104
126The City Park of Colon105
127Children in a Native Hut105
128The Water Front of Panama106
129The Water Gate of Panama106
130Entrance to Mount Hope Cemetery107
131Cathedral Plaza, Panama108
132Avenida Centrale109
133Ancon Hill at Sunset110
134Abandoned French Machinery on the Canal110
135Overwhelmed by the Jungle111
136A Lottery Ticket Seller112
137Machinery Seemingly as Hopeless as this was Recovered, Cleaned and set to Work112
138The Power of the Jungle113
139La Folie Dingler114
140Near the Pacific Entrance to the Canal114
141Where the French Did Their Best Work115
142An Old Spanish Church116
143Juncture of French and American Canals116
144Part of the Toll of Life117
145The Ancon Hospital Grounds118
146A Sunken Railroad118
147A Zone Working Village119
148Negro Quarters, French Town of Empire120
149Filth that would Drive a Berkshire from his Sty121
150Canal Valley near Pedro Miguel122
151Panama Soldiers Going to Church123
152The Official Umpire, Cocle124
153The Man and the Machine125
154Landing Pigs for Market126
155The Trail near Culebra126
156In the Banana Country, on the Coast near Bocas del Toro127
157The Best Residence Section, Colon128
158The Old Fire Cistern, Panama129
159The Two Presidents: Roosevelt and Amador130
160Cholo Chief and His Third Wife131
161Native House and Group at Puerta Pinas131
162What They Call a Street in Taboga132
163Hindoo Merchants on the Zone132
164Chamé Beach, Pacific Coast133
165French Dry Dock, Cristobal133
166What the Work Expended on the Canal Might Have Done134
167A Graphic Comparison134
168What the Panama Concrete Would Do135
169Proportions of Some of the Canal Work135
170The “Spoil” from Culebra Cut Would Do This135
171In a Typical Lock135
172Lock at Pedro Miguel Under Construction137
173Range Tower at Pacific Entrance138
174Bird’s Eye View of Pedro Miguel Locks138
175The Vegetable Martyrs139
176Native Street at Taboga140
177Gamboa Bridge with Chagres at Flood141
178The Y. M. C. A. Club House at Gatun141
179Working in Culebra Cut142
180Miraflores Lock in March, 1913143
181Naos, Perico and Flamenco Islands to be Fortified143
182Beginning of New Balboa Docks144
183The Old Pacific Mail Docks at Balboa144
184The Pacific Gateway145
185Completed Canal at Corozal146
186Tunnel for the Obispo Diversion Canal147
187The Two Colonels148
188A Walk at Ancon149
189In the Hospital Grounds149
190French Cottages on the Water Front, Cristobal150
191Pay Day for the Black Labor151
192In Wallace’s Time152
193The Fumigation Brigade153
194Typical Screened Houses154
195A Street After Paving154
196Stockade for Petty Canal Zone Offenders155
197Hospital Buildings, United Fruit Co.155
198Beginning the New Docks, Cristobal156
199A Back Street in Colon157
200Steam Shovel at Work158
201The Balboa Road158
202A Drill Barge at Work159
203Pacific Entrance to the Canal160
204Col. Goethals at His Desk161
205Railway Station at Gatun162
206President Taft Arrives162
207Col. Goethals Reviewing the Marines at Camp Elliott163
208President Taft and “the Colonel”164
209Big Guns for Canal Defence164
210Col. Goethals Encourages the National Game165
211Old French Ladder Dredges Still Used166
212The Colonel’s Daily Stroll166
213A Side Drill Crew at Work167
214The Colonel’s Fireworks168
215A Heavy Blast Under Water168
216The Colonel’s Daily Meal169
217“The Goethals’ Own” in Action169
218Bas Obispo End of Culebra Cut170
219Entrance to Gatun Locks171
220I. Colon: These Pictures in Order form a Panorama of the Colon Water Front172
221II. Colon: Part of the Residential District on the Water Front173
222III. Colon: Panama Railroad and Royal Mail Docks172
223IV. Colon: The De Lesseps House in the Distance shows Location of New Docks173
224South Approach Wall, Gatun Locks174
225Gatun Locks Opening into the Lake174
226Gatun Lake Seen from the Dam175
227Bird’s Eye View of Gatun Dam175
228Construction Work on Gatun Dam176
229Pumping Mud into the Core of Gatun Dam176
230Gatun Upper Lock177
231Gatun Center Light177
232Emergency Gates177
233Spillway Under Construction178
234Partly Completed Spillway, 1913179
235The Giant Penstocks of the Spillway180
236The Spillway at High Water180
237Lock Gates Approaching Completion181
238The Water Knocking at Gatun Gates182
239Wall of Gatun Lock Showing Arched Construction182
240Traveling Cranes at Work183
241Building a Monolith183
242A Culvert in the Lock Wall184
243Diagram of Lock-Gate Machinery184
244Towing Locomotive Climbing to Upper Lock184
245The Heavy Wheel Shown is the “Bull Wheel”185
246The Tangled Maze of Steel Skeletons that are a Lock in the Making186
247The Chagres, Showing Observer’s Car187
248Fluviograph at Bohio, now Submerged188
249Automatic Fluviograph on Gatun Lake188
250The Village of Bohio, now Submerged189
251Steps Leading to Fluviograph Station at Alhajuela190
252A Light House in the Jungle190
253The Riverside Market at Matachin191
254Railroad Bridge Over the Chagres at Gamboa192
255A Quiet Beach on the Chagres192
256Poling Up the Rapids193
257Construction Work on the Spillway193
258Water Gates in Lock Wall194
259The Lake Above Gatun194
260How They Gather at the River195
261Washerwomen’s Shelters by the River196
262A Ferry on the Upper Chagres196
263The Much Prized Iguana197
264Cruces—A Little Town with a Long History198
265A Native Charcoal Burner198
266The Natives’ Afternoon Tea199
267Piers of the Abandoned Panama Railway200
268Working on Three Levels201
269The Original Culebra Slide202
270Slide on West Bank of the Canal near Culebra203
271Attacking the Cucaracha Slide204
272Diagram of Culebra Cut Slides205
273A Rock Slide near Empire205
274The Author at Culebra Cut206
275Cutting at Base of Contractors Hill206
276A Rock Slide at Las Cascades207
277Slicing Off the Chief Engineer’s Office208
278How Tourists see the Cut208
279Jamaicans Operating a Compressed Air Drill209
280Handling Rock in Ancon Quarry209
281In the Cucaracha Slide210
282Brow of Gold Hill, Culebra Cut211
283A Dirt-Spreader at Work212
284“Every Bite Recorded at Headquarters”212
285A Lidgerwood Unloader at Work213
286The Track Shifter in Action213
287One of the Colonel’s Troubles214
288The Sliced-off Hill at Ancon214
289A Lock-Chamber from Above215
290When the Obispo Broke in215
291Ungainly Monsters of Steel Working with Human Skill216
292Building an Upper Tier of Locks217
293Traveling Cranes that Bear the Brunt of Burden Carrying217
294The Floor of a Lock218
295Excavating with a Monitor as Californians Dig Gold218
296A Steam Shovel in Operation219
297Bird’s Eye View of the Miraflores Locks220
298The Rock-Break that Admitted the Bas Obispo220
299An Ant’s Nest on the Savanna221
300A Termite Ant’s Nest221
301Deep Sea Dredge at Balboa222
302Proportions of the Locks222
303The Great Fill at Balboa Where the Culebra Spoil is Dumped223
304Panama Bay from Ancon Hill224
305Santa Ana Plaza225
306Panama from the Sea Wall; Cathedral Towers in Distance226
307The Bull Ring; Bull Fights are now Prohibited227
308The Panama Water Front227
309The Lottery Office in the Bishop’s Palace228
310San Domingo Church and the Flat Arch228
311Chiriqui Cattle at the Abattoir229
312The President’s House; A Fine Type of Panama Residence229
313The Fish Market230
314San Blas Boats at the Market Place230
315The Vegetable Market230
316The Market on the Curb231
317Where the Flies get Busy231
318Cayucas on Market Day231
319Panama from the Bay; Ancon Hill in the Background232
320Pottery Vendors near the Panama City Market233
321From a Panama Balcony234
322The First Communion235
323Marriage is an Affair of Some Pomp235
324The Manly Art in the Tropics236
325A Group of National Police236
326Taboga, the Pleasure Place of Panama237
327Santa Ana Church, 1764237
328The Panama National Institute238
329The Municipal Building239
330The National Palace and Theater239
331Salient Angle of Landward Wall240
332Boys Skating on Sea Wall240
333Vaults in the Panama Cemetery241
334Ruins of San Domingo Church242
335Some Carnival Floats243
336The Ancient Cathedral244
337The Police Station, Panama245
338Church of Our Lady of Mercy (La Merced)245
339Young America on Panama Beach246
340Ready to Control the Pacific246
341The Flowery Chiriqui Prison247
342The Market for Shell Fish248
343The Cathedral and Plaza249
344In a Panama Park250
345Salvation Army in Panama250
346Costume de Rigueur for February250
347Bust of Lieut. Napoleon B. Wyse251
348On Panama’s Bathing Beach252
349Quarantine Station at Pacific Entrance to Canal252
350Col. W. C. Gorgas253
351What Col. Gorgas Had to Correct254
352Administration Building, Housing the Sanitary Department254
353Dredging a Colon Street255
354The War on Mosquitoes. I256
355The War on Mosquitoes. II256
356The War on Mosquitoes. III257
357The War on Mosquitoes. IV257
358Sanitary Work in a Village258
359The Mosquito Chloroformer’s Outfit259
360The Mosquito Chloroformer at Work259
361Ancon Hospital as Received from the French260
362The Canal Commission Hospital at Colon Built by the French261
363French Village of Empire after Cleaning up by Americans262
364The Bay of Taboga from the Sanitarium262
365The Little Pango Boats Come to Meet You263
366Old Church at Taboga263
367The Rio Grande Reservoir263
368In Picturesque Taboga264
369In the Grounds of Ancon Hospital265
370The Sanitarium at Taboga Inherited from the French266
371A Fête Day at Taboga266
372Feather Palm at Ancon267
373Taboga from the Bathing Beach267
374Taboga is Furthermore the Coney Island of Panama268
375Burden Bearers on the Savanna269
376Hotel at Bouquette, Chiriqui270
377A Bit of Ancon Hospital Grounds270
378The Chief Industry of the Natives is Fishing271
379Nurses’ Quarters at Ancon271
380The Leper Settlement on Panama Bay272
381The Gorge of Salamanca273
382Native Family in Chorrera274
383A Street in Penemone275
384The Hotel at David275
385View of Bocas del Toro276
386Vista on the Rio Grande276
387At the Cattle Port of Aguadulce277
388The Royal Road near Panama277
389The Meeting Place of the Cayucas278
390Banana Market at Matachin279
391In the Chiriqui Country280
392Banana Plant; Note Size of Man280
393Construction of Roof of a Native House281
394A Native Living Room and Stairway281
395Rubber Plantation near Cocle282
396Bolivar Park at Bocas del Toro282
397A Ford near Ancon283
398Old Banana Trees284
399Pineapples in the Field284
400Waiting for the Boat285
401Country House of a Cacao Planter at Choria285
402Started for Market286
403Loading Cattle at Aguadulce286
404Dolega in the Chiriqui Province287
405Mahogany Trees with Orchids287
406Bayano Cedar, Eight Feet Diameter288
407The Cacao Tree288
408Street in David288
409In the Banana Country289
410Market Place at Ancon290
411Fruit Company Steamer at Wharf291
412United Fruit Company Train291
413Sanitary Office, Bocas del Toro291
414A Pile of Rejected Bananas292
415A Perfect Bunch of Bananas292
416The Astor Yacht at Cristobal293
417The Bay of Bocas293
418Bringing Home the Crocodile294
419A Morning’s Shooting294
420On Crocodile Creek295
421The End of the Crocodile295
422Above the Clouds, Chiriqui Volcano296
423The Chiriqui Volcano296
424Native Market Boat at Chorrera297
425In Bouquette Valley, the Most Fertile Part of Chiriqui297
426Coffee Plant at Bouquette298
427Drying the Coffee Beans298
428Drying Cloths for Coffee299
429Breadfruit Tree299
430Primitive Sugar Mill300
431Chiriqui Natives in an Ox-Cart300
432Proclaiming a Law at David301
433The Cattle Range near David301
434Despoiling Old Guaymi Graves302
435A Day’s Shooting, Game Mostly Monkeys302
436The Government School of Hat Making303
437Beginning a Panama Hat303
438Coffee Plantation at Bouquette304
439Work of Indian Students in the National Institute304
440The Crater of the Chiriqui Volcano304
441Trapping an Aborigine305
442Native Village on Panama Bay306
443A River Landing Place306
444The Falls at Chorrera307
445On the Rio Grande307
446Old Spanish Church, Chorrera308
447The Church at Ancon308
448The Pearl Island Village of Taboga309
449Native Village at Capera309
450A Choco Indian in Full Costume310
451Some San Blas Girls311
452Chief Don Carlos of the Chocoes and His Son312
453The Village of Playon Grand, Eighty-five Miles East of the Canal312
454San Blas Woman in Daily Garb313
455A Girl of the Choco Tribe313
456Daughter of Chief Don Carlos313
457Native Bridge over the Caldera River314
458Guaymi Indian Man315
459Indian Girl of the Darien316
460Choco Indian of Sambu Valley317
461Panamanian Father and Child318
462Choco Indian in Every-day Dress319
463A Squad of Canal Zone Police Officers320
464A Primitive Sugar Mill321
465Vine-clad Family Quarters321
466Quarters of a Bachelor Teacher321
467Main Street at Gorgona322
468In the Lobby of a Y. M. C. A. Club323
469Street Scene in Culebra324
470Young America at Play324
471Hindoo Merchants at a Zone Town325
472The Native Mills Grind Slowly325
473Commission Road near Empire326
474The Fire Force of Cristobal327
475Orchids on Gov. Thatcher’s Porch328
476The Catasetum Scurra329
477Married Quarters at Corozal330
478Fighting the Industrious Ant330
479Foliage on the Zone331
480The Chief Commissary at Cristobal332
481What the Slide Did to the Railroad333
482Not from Jamaica but the Y. M. C. A.334
483A Bachelor’s Quarters334
484The Tivoli Hotel335
485The Grapefruit of Panama335
486Pure Panama, Pure Indian and all Between336
487Interior of Gatun Y. M. C. A. Club337
488Y. M. C. A. Club at Gatun337
489Marine Post at Camp Elliott338
490Tourists in the Culebra Cut338
491Lobby in Tivoli Hotel339
492Altar in Gatun Catholic Church340
493La Boca from the City341
494At Los Angosturas342
495The Water Front at Colon342
496Negro Quarters at Cristobal343
497Labor Train at Ancon344
498Negro Sleeping Quarters344
499A Workmen’s Sleeping Car345
500A Workmen’s Dining Car345
501Old French Bucket Dredges346
502Old French Bridge at Bas Obispo346
503The Relaxation of Pay Day347
504Bas Obispo as the French Left it347
505Convicts Building a Commission Road348
506Construction Work Showing Concrete Carriers and Moulds349
507How the Natives Gather Cocoanuts350
508Looking Down Miraflores Locks350
509Hospital at Bocas351
510New American Docks at Cristobal351
511Ox Method of Transportation352
512Road Making by Convicts352
513Entrance to Bouquette Valley353
514Cocoanut Palms near Ancon353
515Native Religious Procession at Chorrera354
516Opening the Cocoanut354
517Rice Stacked for Drying355
518Bullock Cart in Chorrera355
519Sun Setting in the Atlantic at Lighthouse Point356
520The Fruitful Mango Tree357
521Completed Canal near Gatun358
522Traveling Cranes at Miraflores358
523The Review at One of the Roosevelt Receptions359
524Pacific Flats Left by Receding Tide359
525A Whaler at Pearl Island360
526An Old Well at Chiriqui360
527A Good Yield of Cocoanuts361
528Cholo Girls at the Stream361
529Shipping at Balboa Docks362
530Explaining it to the Boss363
531Spanish Monastery at Panama364
532Choco Indian of Sanbu Valley364
533The Rising Generation365
534Ancon Hill, Where Americans Live in Comfort365
535Gatun Lake, Showing Small Floating Islands366
536A Spectacular Blast367
537The First View of Colon367
538A Porch at Culebra368
539Avenida Centrale, Panama, near the Station368
540In a Chiriqui Town369
541A Mountain River in Chiriqui369
542Biting Through a Slide: Five Cubic Yards per Bite370
543Commissary Building and Front Street, Colon371
544Pedro Miguel Locks372
545Detail Construction of a Lock373
546A Group of Guaymi Girls374
547A Zone Sign of Civilization374
548Part of the Completed Canal375
549His Morning Tub375
550Native Girl, Chorrera Province376
551Native Boy, Chorrera Province376
552Park at David377
553Main Street, Chorrera377
554A Placid Back Water in Chiriqui378
555Gatun Lake. Floating Islands Massed Against Trestle379
556Guide Wall at Miraflores380
557Poling Over the Shallows381
558The Spillway Almost Complete381
559San Blas Lugger in Port382
560The Beginning of a Slide382
561“Making the Dirt Fly”383
562The Happy Children of the Zone383
563Map of the Panama Cutoff385
564An Eruption of the Canal Bed386
565Culebra Cut on a Hazy Day388
566Bird’s-Eye View of Miraflores Lock389
567Handling Broken Rock390
568Lock Construction Showing Conduits390
569Traveling Crane Handling Concrete in Lock-Building391
570Tivoli Hotel from Hospital Grounds392
571Mestizo Girl of Chorrera392
572How Corn is Ground393
573They Used to do This in New England393
574Pile-Driver and Dredge at Balboa Dock394
575Giant Cement Carriers at Work395
576Tracks Ascending from Lower to Upper Lock396
577Col. Goethals’ House at Culebra397
578Electric Towing Locomotives on a Lock398
579A Church in Chorrera399
580A Native Kitchen400
581Native House in Penomene400
582Giant Cacti Often Used for Hedging401
583A Street in Chorrera401
584The Town of Empire, Soon to be Abandoned402
585The Panama Railroad Bridge at Gamboa403
586A Street in Chorrera404
587A Pearl Island Village404
588Diagram of Comparative Excavations by the French and Americansin Culebra Cut405
589View of Pedro Miguel Locks Nearing Completion405
590Native Woman, Cocle406
591River Village in Chiriqui406
592The Pearl Island Village of Saboga406
593The Tug Bohio with Barges in Middle Gatun Lock408
594Looking Down Canal from Miraflores Lock to the Pacific408
595Culebra Cut Partially Filled with Water409
596Floating Islands in Gatun Lock Entrance410
597The First Boat Through. I.411
598The Flag in Two Oceans412
599The Continent’s Backbone Broken413
600The First Boat Through. II.414

Copyright, 1914, by F. E. Wright, “Panama and The Canal”