THE PANAMA CANAL—GATEWAY TO THE WORLD
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✎ Suggest a correctionDiscusses the economic importance of the Panama Canal to the United States and to the rest of the world. Explains the unsuccessful French attempt to build a passage through the isthmus, and describes the rights and obligations of the United States. Follows a pilot as he guides a large oil tanker through the canal, showing the locks in action as the ship crosses the continental divide, pulled by powerful locomotives.
Complete catalog record
Source: EBF
Interest level: el-jh-sh-ad
Guide: Guide
Price: $75, rent $4; color $150, rent $6
Format: sd b&w
Catalog numbers: LC card Fi A 61-453
Interest level: el-jh-sh-ad
Guide: Guide
Price: $75, rent $4; color $150, rent $6
Format: sd b&w
Catalog numbers: LC card Fi A 61-453
Sources
- Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62) — title, year, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
- Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education) — title, creator, length, description
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