The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: PANAMA CANAL ZONE RUDY F MAJEWSKY
Drawn from the Rudy F. Majewsky collection, these 1930s photographs document military and civilian life in the Panama Canal Zone, from Boeing P-12 pursuit biplanes at France Field to coast artillery emplacements, the Panama Air Depot, and a Carnival parade in Colon. Handwritten annotations on the reverse sides help researchers identify buildings, units, and dates with unusual precision.
Depot Electrician Shop Worker, France Field, Panama Canal Zone, August 27, 1943
Carnival Festival Parade at Cabaret Moulin Rouge, Colon, Panama, 1936
Automobiles and Dockworkers at Cristobal Pier with Merchant Ship 'Tai Ping Yang,' December 25, 1936
Stuffed Alligator Shop Sign, Front Street, Colon, Republic of Panama
Reverse of Photograph: 'Stuffed Alligator, Front Street, Colon, R.P.' -- Handwritten Caption, 1937
U.S. Navy Douglas PD-1 Patrol Biplane Flying Boat '3-P-9' on Beaching Gear, Panama Canal Zone
Ford Tri-Motor Aircraft NC414H, Pan American Airways, at France Field, Panama Canal Zone
Handwritten Caption, Ford Tri-Motor Pan American Airways Aircraft at France Field, Panama Canal Zone, 1937 (Verso)
Grumman JF-1 Duck Amphibian, Panama Canal Zone, 1930s
Grumman Amphibian Biplane Aircraft Outside Hangar, Panama Canal Zone, Rudy F. Majewsky Collection
Keystone B-6 Bomber at France Field, Panama Canal Zone
Martin B-10 Bomber and Ground Crew, Panama Canal Zone, 1930s
Martin PM-1 Patrol Flying Boat at Anchor, Panama Canal Zone
Martin PM-1 Patrol Flying Boat "2-P-7," Panama Canal Zone, U.S. Navy
Coast Artillery Gun Emplacement in Jungle Setting, San Lorenzo, Canal Zone, 1937
U.S. Navy Biplane Formation Flyover, Carnival Festival at Colon, Panama, 1936
Sikorsky S-38B Amphibian 'Marichu II', Registration NC145M, Urabá-Medellín-Central Airways
Boeing P-12 Pursuit Aircraft on the Flight Line, France Field, Panama Canal Zone
Panama Air Depot and Hospital Building, Panama Canal Zone, c. mid-to-late 1930s
Reverse Side with Handwritten Caption -- Panama Air Depot & Hospital Buildings, France Field, Canal Zone, 1937 (Rudy F. Majewsky Collection)
Panama Air Depot Barracks Building, Panama Canal Zone, 1937
Consolidated P2Y Patrol Flying Boat on Apron, Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone
SS Reliance Docked at Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone, December 25, 1936
Ruins of French Dredging Machinery, Panama Canal Zone
Verso Annotation: 'Ruins of Old French Dredging Machinery,' Panama Canal Zone, December 12, 1936
Pan American Airways Sikorsky S-43 'Santa Clara' Amphibian, Panama Canal Zone, 1930s
Handwritten Note on Sikorsky S-43 "Santa Clara" Crash, Panama Canal Zone, 1937
Sikorsky S-43 'Santa Maria' Amphibian, Panama Canal Zone, Bound for Miami
Sikorsky S-43 Amphibious Flying Boat "Santa Maria" Departing France Field, Panama Canal Zone
Sikorsky S-43 Amphibian 'Santa Maria' During Takeoff, Panama Canal Zone - Rudy F. Majewsky Collection
New Cristóbal Street Scene, Panama Canal Zone, 1937
United Fruit Company Building, New Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone, 1937
Residence or Clubhouse Overlooking the Water, Panama Canal Zone
Vought O2U-3 Corsair Observation Biplane, Fleet Air Base, Canal Zone, Panama
