Panama Postcard Collection

1900-1950.  532 vintage postcards of various urban and rural places from throughout Panamá and the Canal Zone.  The collection incudes a variety of picture postcards produced by multiple publishers, including I.L. Maduro, Jr., Leighton & Valentine Co., Kraemer Art Co., C.L. Chester, Foto Flatau, Vibert & Dixon, and Albert Lindo Publishers. The postcards collectively feature scenes in black and white, hand-colored, and in color photography.  They illustrate early 20th century daily life, urban and rural landscapes, waterfronts, modern and Colonial period architecture, Canal construction, and indigenous people.