Photo of the Week
July 12, 2015
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The Ajax and Hercules floating cranes are seen in these photos which is a treat as the Ajax was later sold and only the Hercules was seen when I lived there. There are two of the three Bucyrus Dipper Dredges seen in this photo. One tied up to the two cranes and the other down in the cove tied up to the drill barges. All that you needed to keep the Panama Canal open was at hand in Dredging Division. The islands and coves across from Gamboa are historical areas. The towns of Matachin, Jamaica Town, Santa Cruz and Gorgona once very important towns from the 1855 Railroad days and Canal Construction era. All submerged or over grown in time. I had some of my best bottle digging on these islands. Wonderful old photos. Thank you Vicente for sending them in.
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