Category: Travel Writing

Joseph Pennell's pictures of the Panama Canal Reproductions of a series of lithographs made by him on the Isthmus of Panama, January—March 1912, together with impressions and notes by the artist

Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926· 2 chapters· 6,865 words

The idea of going to Panama to make lithographs of the Canal was mine. I suggested it, and the _Century Magazine_ and _Illustrated London News_ offered to print some of the drawings I might make.

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1. Part 1

The idea of going to Panama to make lithographs of the Canal was mine. I suggested it, and the _Century Magazine_ and _Illustrated London News_ offered to print some of the draw...

2. Part 2

There is a safety gate in each lock, to protect, in case of accident, the main lock gate, just suggested, with the figures working at the armor-plate facing, on the extreme righ...