The Snapshots in Time Collection

Street Scene with Ornamental Clock, Colon, Panama Canal Zone, WWII Era

Street Scene with Ornamental Clock, Colon, Panama Canal Zone, WWII Era

A busy street in Colon, Panama, captures daily commercial life near the Panama Canal Zone during the World War II era. Lined with colonnaded colonial-era buildings, shops, and a landmark ornamental street clock, Colon served as a key liberty town for American servicemen and Canal Zone workers throughout the war, its streets filled with local businesses catering to a diverse international clientele. Project: 218446