The Snapshots in Time Collection

Cristobal High School, Panama Canal Zone, WWII-Era Photograph

Cristobal High School, Panama Canal Zone, WWII-Era Photograph

This photograph shows Cristobal High School in the Panama Canal Zone, an American community institution on the Caribbean side of the Canal during World War II. Spanish colonial revival architecture, palm-lined grounds, and tiled roofs reflect the tropical adaptation of American civic buildings serving the U.S. personnel and families stationed to protect this vital strategic waterway. Project: 218445