The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 1
A serviceman's wartime photo album documents the Panama Canal Zone through its architecture: Spanish Colonial Revival and Streamline Moderne facades, the Cristobal Post Office, the Atlantic Terminal, and the gates of France Field. Autograph book pages signed in 1939 and 1940 add the voices of the men who served there.
Hand-Decorated 'Service Album' Cover, U.S. Army Air Corps, France Field, Panama Canal Zone, WWII Era
Page from Personal Autograph Book, 'Autographs of My Friends,' 1939-1940 (Canal Zone Album)
"Autographs of My Friends" Book Page, Signed November 11, 1940
Autograph Album Page, 'Autographs of My Friends,' Dated November 11, 1940, WWII Canal Zone Collection
"Autographs of My Friends" Album Page, November 11, 1940 (WWII Canal Zone Collection)
Panama Canal Zone Album Page: Panama Canal Department Insignia and Base Views, World War II
Diamond-Shaped Military Unit Insignia (Sword and Anvil Motif), Panama Canal Zone WWII Photo Album
Squadron Insignia Artwork — "Parati Defendere," WWII Panama Canal Zone Defense Unit
Entrance to France Field, Panama Canal Zone, WWII Era
Reconnaissance Squadron Barracks Building, Panama Canal Zone, WWII
Pine Island, Republic of Panama – Coastal Village Scene, May 1936
Elevated View of a U.S. Military Base Complex, Panama Canal Zone (WWII-era Photo Album)
WWII Canal Zone Photo Album Page - Panama Architecture and Harbor Views
Spanish Colonial Revival Building with Arcaded Facade, Panama Canal Zone, WWII-Era Photo Album
Steamship Viewed Between Palm Trees Along a Canal Zone Waterfront Promenade, WWII Era
Cristobal Union Church, Panama Canal Zone, WWII Era
Gothic-Style Stone Church with Palm Trees, Panama Canal Zone Photo Album
Panama Canal Zone Port and Street Scenes, WWII Photo Album Page (Cristobal/Colon)
Cargo Ship at Dock, Panama Canal Zone Port Facility, WWII Era Photo Album
Merchant Vessels Docked at a Panama Canal Zone Pier, WWII Era
Royal Netherlands Steamship Company and Standard Fruit & Steamship Co. Office Building, Panama Canal Zone, WWII Era
Palm-Lined Street with Hamburg-American Line Office, Panama Canal Zone Area, WWII Era
Album Page: Panama Canal Zone Military/Administrative Buildings, WWII Era
YMCA Building, Panama Canal Zone, WWII Era
Colonial-Style Administration Building, Panama Canal Zone, WWII Era
Street Scene with Railroad Crossing Gate, Panama Canal Zone, WWII Era
Military Administration Building, Panama Canal Zone, WWII Era
Panama City / Canal Zone Street Scenes Photo Album Page, WWII Era
Street Scene with Clock Tower, Panama Canal Zone Area (WWII Era)
Cristobal High School, Panama Canal Zone, WWII-Era Photograph
Monument Park with Royal Palms, Panama Canal Zone, World War II Era
Street Scene with Colonial Storefronts, Panama Canal Zone, WWII Era
Panama Canal Zone Photo Album Page: Seawall, Beach, Streamline Moderne Building, and Bilgray's Garden Entrance
Family Portrait with Vintage Indian Motorcycle, Early 1910s (Pre-WWII Family Keepsake)
Recreational Beach Scene, Panama Canal Zone, World War II Era
Seawall Promenade with Palm Trees, Panama Canal Zone, WWII Era
Streamlined Moderne Building, Panama Canal Zone, WWII-Era Photo Album
Bilgray's Garden Restaurant/Club, Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone Album Page: Administration Building, Colon Street Scene, Port Captain's Office, and Palm-Lined Plaza, WWII Era
Street Scene in Colón, Panama Canal Zone, World War II Era
Palm-Lined Park Plaza with Monument, Panama Canal Zone, WWII Era
Atlantic Terminal Building, Panama Railroad, Cristobal, Canal Zone, WWII Era
Cristobal Post Office Building, Panama Canal Zone, WWII Era
WWII Canal Zone Photo Album Page: Panama Viejo Ruins and Rural Village Scenes
Old Stone Arch Bridge, Panama Canal Zone - WWII Era Photo Album
Thatched-Roof Village Along a Dirt Road, Panama Canal Zone Area, WWII Era
Ruins of Old Spanish Colonial Church, Panama Canal Zone, WWII Era
Ruins of Panama Viejo Cathedral Tower, Canal Zone, WWII-era Photo Album
France Field, Panama Canal Zone: Barracks and Station Views, WWII-Era Photo Album Page