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100 1 _aPennell, Joseph,
_d1857-1926
245 1 0 _aJoseph Pennell's pictures of the Panama Canal :
_bReproductions of a series of lithographs made by him on the Isthmus of Panama, January—March 1912, together with impressions and notes by the artist
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-05-10
508 _aProduced by Christian Boissonnas and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Joseph Pennell's pictures of the Panama Canal" by Joseph Pennell is a collection of lithographs accompanied by the artist's impressions and notes, created during the early 20th century. This work documents the construction of the Panama Canal, an engineering marvel of the time, reflecting the intense labor and intricate designs that characterized this monumental project. As both a historical account and an artistic endeavor, the book encapsulates the spirit of the era, particularly during the early 1910s, when the canal was nearing completion. In this book, Joseph Pennell details his experiences on the Isthmus of Panama while producing a series of lithographs from January to March 1912. He describes his observations of the various landscapes, the engineering work undertaken, and the people involved in the canal's construction, from laborers to engineers. Through his art and narrative, Pennell captures both the beauty of the tropical environment and the monumental scale of the canal's infrastructure, providing readers with a vivid visual and descriptive account of this historic undertaking. The work highlights not only the technical achievements but also the artistic perspective of an observer witnessing a transformative period in engineering history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLithography, American
653 _aPennell, Joseph, 1857-1926
653 _aPanama Canal (Panama) -- Pictorial works
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48924
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