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Aviator Charles Lindbergh takes President Rodolfo Chiari Robles on a ride in his plane over the Panama Canal Zone.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh in Panama. Lindbergh takes President Rodolfo Chiari Robles, (President of Panama 1924-1928) for a ride over the Canal Zone. President Rodolfo Chiari strapped into the seat in Lindbergh's plane 'Spirit of Saint Louis'. The plane takes off. The plane in flight over Panama City and Balboa. Aerial views of Panama City, Balboa, buildings and the Panama canal zone. The President disembarks from the plane and talks to some officials.
Charles Lindbergh and others review troops at Fort Amador in Panama.
Colonel Charles Lindbergh along with Major General William S Graves, Commanding General of Canal Zone, Major General Malin Craig and Brigadier General William Cruikshank review troops at United States Army base, Fort Amador in Canal Zone, Panama on January 11, 1928.
Charles Lindbergh takes President Chiari for a ride in his plane over Panama City, Panama.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh in Panama City, Panama. Lindbergh with officials in a balcony. He greets the large crowd below. Lindbergh poses with President Rodolfo Chiari Robles and other officials. Lindbergh in the cockpit of his De Havilland DH-4 airplane. (The airplane appears to have a corrugated metal fuselage.) An officer helps the President don his flying gear. President Rodolfo Chiari climbs into the rear cockpit. The plane taxis and takes off. The plane in flight over Balboa and the Panama Canal. Aerial views of buildings, the harbor and the canal. A man helps the President out of the plane after the landing. Lindbergh on a sight seeing trip with officers. Children lined up on either side greet Lindbergh as he arrives to meet them.
Construction of the Panama Canal
Construction of the Panama Canal connecting the Caribbean Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. Views of abandoned and failed first attempt by French team led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, with scenes of Panama natives cutting vegetation with machetes. Scene of abandoned canal work area. Scenes of United States work to build the canal beginning in 1903. Steam shovels digging and moving earth. Laborers construct railroad for use in canal building. General Glen Edgerton talks about the construction difficulties from malaria, and the worker prescription of quinine three times daily. Views of British and French workers on the site working and arriving by rail to work. Dynamite explosion removes rumble for railroad construction. View of locks under construction 1000 feet long and 110 feet wide. Excerpt from interview with former Canal Zone Governor and Congressman Maurice Thatcher, who characterizes the project as the greatest liberty that man had ever taken with nature. (Thatcher was honored when the first bridge connecting both sides of the Panama Canal was named after him as "Thatcher Ferry Bridge". In 1979 the name was officially changed to the Bridge of the Americas.) Clip next shows 1970's aerial view of the Panama Canal. Ships moving through the Panama Canal.
Major General William S. Graves, bids farewell to guests leaving New Year's Day reception, Quarry Heights, Panama Canal Zone
Guests leaving the traditional Commander's New Year's Day reception, at home of Major General William S. Graves, in Quarry Heights, Canal Zone, Panama. General Graves is bidding guests farewell, as they leave the reception.
The Canal Zone Administration Building and the Golden Altar in the San Jose Church in Panama City, Republic of Panama.
Tourist attractions and sights in Panama City, the Republic of Panama. Tower in the ruins of the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción at Panamá Viejo (Campanario de la Catedral de Panamá Viejo, Panamá, Panama), destroyed by Buccaneer Henry Morgan. A broken bridge. A view of Panama City. Traffic on the streets. Natives on narrow streets in the main city. A church façade. The Golden Altar in the San Jose Church (Avenida A and Calle 8, Panama City, Panama City). The Canal Zone Administration Building on Balboa Heights. A garden in front of the building. Palm trees on either side of the entrance. An American flag flutters in the breeze.
