Synopsis
Scenes of the Panama Canal under construction.
Uploader's description on archive.org
Details
- Running time
- 5 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Panama Canal
- Civil engineering
- Central America
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Dig It · Dodsworth the Cat · 2025-10-29
If you haven't thought of how canals are dug, this film answers the question. I never thought of building rail lines in the canal bottom to move dirt and rocks, but it makes sense. The narrator tries a light approach to some of the facts. The white labour is the "Gold Standard" and the native labour "The Rest." A shame the film ends abruptly.
★★★★ · construction of the canal · cashel · 2003-10-29
the film consists of excellrnt b/w historical film with a very informative sound commentary..note..the film is incomplete but still is an epic
★★★ · (is not directed by David Lynch) · Spuzz · 2006-01-01
Rather amusingly narrated tale about the building of the Panama Canal. You see, there were 2 types of workers.. the white ones and the narrative ones! The narrator boldly stated, but doesnt say WHY he had to say it, because he doesnt mention anything about it afterwards. Although he gives a very nice verbal history, its also quite funny how he fails to mention the dramatic death tolls of the building. Especially with the landslides. They mention the slides, just not the casualties. As for the images, theyre actually quite great! I mean, how many times have you seen the canal without water?…
