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A copy of the first edition of The Canal Record published by the Isthmian Canal Commission contains announcements, articles and reports relating to life on the canal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-04
Photograph of President Roosevelt operating a steam-powered digging machine during the construction of the Panama Canal.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-11
Photograph showing President Roosevelt at a Panama Canal construction site in Colón, Panama.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906
Theodore Roosevelt speaks to the American Historical Congress about his time as president and his role in the actions leading up to the construction of the Panama Canal. He discusses his desire that the United States have sole dominion over the canal and negotiations with other countries, particularly Colombia, to acquire the rights and land to build it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-07-23
The Canal Association of Greater New York is ending the 1,000 ton barge canal campaign with a mass meeting on October 30. William R. Corwine requests a letter of support from President Roosevelt to be read at the meeting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-09
William R. Corwine of the Canal Association of Greater New York requests a letter from President Roosevelt in support of the 1,000 ton barge canal. The canal project will be voted on in November.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-09
Canal contractors are pleased that Governor Odell may run for a third term as a change in the state administration could create problems with their contracts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-12
W. W. Kimball recommends a plan for constructing a canal in Panama that will require the least amount of resources to protect and defend it from other countries. Kimball believes a canal in Nicaragua could be better because America would be able to have better control over it. He thinks it will be easier, diplomatically speaking, to build a canal there as well. The Clayton-Bulwer treaty has already made it easier to build a canal there than in Panama. He will always be available to give President Roosevelt opinions on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1900-02-19
Navy report on the progress of the Panama Canal, including maps and photographs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1886