As promised, another great photo of people. This photo was taken
at the construction town of Gorgona. It is very interesting as all
these old group photos are. You can spend an hour easy scanning
over each person when you have the larger image and can zoom in on it
closely. Download speed and web server space doesn't allow the
luxury of posting the full image that I scan. Here is a group of
very interesting men. It appears that all our white and more than
likely U.S. role with various jobs constructing the Panama Canal.
The man second to last in the back row has what looks like a book held
against his chest with his arm. The title of the book is "Odd
Fellows Talisman". Could that have been a group of the Order
of Odd Fellows? I bet it was. I have come across so many photos
and references to different types of "orders" that were in the
Canal Zone during the construction days. This is one of several
that I have seen from the town of Gorgona. The guy with the book
looks like a Talisman....strange looking guy. I guess my favorite
part of the photo is the little girl standing in front. At first I
wondered why she looked mad, well after zooming in on her, she must have
been hot as blazes!! She has some kind of black leggings on along
with the thick dress. Not sure who is the dad, but the man on the
end of the front row is holding another smaller child who moved with the
photo was taken and can't see it's face. Note the umbrellas.
Common item carried around in Panama those days. The man in the
middle front row has a long stick that looks like a pool stick.
Could be a walking stick. When I think of all the hours I have
spent on the site of the old town of Gorgona digging bottles, I
get goose bumps seeing those that once held those bottles and walked
that ground.
Another
great historical capture in time. Another one next week.
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