Panama Canal - The Longest Shortcut

Duration: 28

Creator: Hack Swain Productions.

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Employs archival photographs, color maps, live footage and animation to recall the digging of the Panama Canal, one of man's greatest engineering achievements. , For over 50 years, men, nations, and technology were pitted against climate, disease, and the terrain of Panama in a struggle to span the isthmus. Americans accomplished the engineering feat in 1914, after 10 years of work. Archival photographs, dating from 1850 to 1914, color maps, animation and live footage help document this unusual history.

Complete Record: Employs archival photographs, color maps, live footage and animation to recall the digging of the Panama Canal, one of man's greatest engineering achievements. , For over 50 years, men, nations, and technology were pitted against climate, disease, and the terrain of Panama in a struggle to span the isthmus. Americans accomplished the engineering feat in 1914, after 10 years of work. Archival photographs, dating from 1850 to 1914, color maps, animation and live footage help document this unusual history.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.