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The Pay Car at Culebra, January, 1908

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Workers of the Panama Canal line up to enter the Pay Car (a railroad car) to collect their wages (1908).

Sleeping Quarters for Negroes
Labor Quarters

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Sleeping quarters for negroes (top) and quarters for other labourers (bottom).

A bedroom in family quarters and YMCA Clubhouse

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A fully furnished bedroom in a family quarters and the Young Men Christian Association Clubhouse in Panama.

Mealtime at an I.C.C. Kitchen at Upper Rio Grande

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Men line up to collect their meals at an ICC canteen at Upper Rio Grande, Panama.

School garden at Empire

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Students use hoes and other tools to plough the soil in the school garden at Empire in Panama.

Primary grades at play, Gatun White School
Native School, San Miguel

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Top: Caucasian children at play at the Gatun White School. Bottom: African children seated on benches at the school for natives at San Miguel.

Machine shops, Gorgona

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Machine shops in Gorgona, Panama.

Clubhouse foreEmployees, Gorgona

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A man stands in front of the clubhouse that is used by employees at Gorgona, Panama.

Screened bungalow, Christobal, Colon

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Screened bungalows at Christobal, Colon in Panama. Palm trees tower over the bungalows.

Screened quarters of employees, Culebra

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Screened quarters for the employees of the Panama Canal at Culebra.