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Mrs. A. B. Thompson asks Theodore Roosevelt if Charles J. Thompson was given the Gold Medal for his work on the Panama Canal. She also asks if the government bought the patent rights to the Thompson Steam Shovel.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-09
President Roosevelt runs a big steam shovel in the Culebra Cut in Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-02
The first photograph depicts President Roosevelt running a steam shovel while the second photograph shows him addressing troops at Camp Elliot.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-26
A “Republican steam shovel” with the face of President Roosevelt takes out several rocks: “Democratic opposition,” “political criticism,” and “rail-road obstructionists.” Several men watch, including Panama Governor Charles E. Magoon, John F. Stevens, Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission Theodore P. Shonts, Joseph Bucklin Bishop, and Uncle Sam.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09
Postcard showing President Roosevelt operating a steam shovel at Culebra Cut in the Panama Canal. Several men surround the steam shovel.
1906
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